In the ongoing test versus Australia at Perth, the Pakistan Cricket team has left no stone unturned to amuse the spectators and the veteran commentator Mark Waugh with their childish acrobatics in fielding. Due to horrendous fielding and dropped catches , Australia solidate their grip and position on the test on day 1 itself scoring 356 for 5 at the end of the day.
Dropping dolly catches and sloppy fielding led Pakistan to the backfoot after being asked to bowl first on the fast and pacy true wicket of Perth. This dropped catches allowed the likes of Australian openers Usman Khawaja and David Warner to stitch the opening partnership of 100 runs thus carrying the momentum in the entire day with the latter scoring his 26th Test century and 6th vs Pakistan in only 11 tests against them.
Seeing this mistakes on the field left the commentators fuming but more than that the Australian counterparts found it more entertaining and childish. Mark Waugh the former Australian player now a commentator considered it as a school boy error which is not committed even at school level cricket. It would be now interesting to see how Pakistan overcomes these lapses in the field to give their team a chance to fight in an otherwise runaway heist by the Australians.
Mark Waugh furious on Pakistan’s fielding
Former Australian cricketer Mark Waugh was surprised to see Abdullah Shafique dropping a sitter during the opening Test between Australia and Pakistan in Perth on Day 1 (December 14). The cricketer-turned-commentator Mark Waugh said that the drop looked embarrassing and even under-10 cricketers could have completed the catch.
The reaction came as Shafique dropped Usman Khawaja on 21 during the 16th over bowled by debutante Aamer Jamal. Jamal bowled a short delivery outside off. Khawaja went for the pull shot but top-edged it and the ball looped over the cordon. Abdullah Shafique ran and settled underneath the ball but failed to grab it, resulting in a boundary.
The Former Cricketer now Commentator went on to say on air that
“That was regulation, on any level of cricket, park cricket, under-10s. It looked like the first catch he’s ever tried to take. You can’t do that. Not against any team, let alone Australia,” said Mark Waugh
Meanwhile the Pakistan cricket team only has to blame themselves for the blunders caused by them on the field and hope thar such incidents don’t occur in the field of play regularly and become a meme material for the viewers too.