ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistani cricketer Ramiz Raja believed that Pakistan still had a chance to win the Twenty20 series saying the Green-shirts need to learn from their mistakes. “We can still give them props because the series is still alive, and they can learn from their mistakes. The middle-order has to bat better than this during run chases. It seemed like they were swinging in a desperate situation”. They have to back themselves and hit on balls that are in their zones. They could not just close their eyes and swing for the fences thinking that it was a desperate situation, and he would still get a pat on the back for effort, Raja said. “This should not be the case. If you want to be a big side while chasing, then you have to pick your moments,” he added. Senseless hitting increases pressure because wickets fall in the process while a new batsman would need time to settle in the middle,” he said in a Youtube video. “It did not seem like Pakistan were looking for stable partnerships which is another important aspect of chasing down a total. You try to take the game deep. —agencies
