31 December,2016 09:12 AM IST | | AFP
Captain Misbah-ul-Haq said he was considering retirement after Pakistan's shattering two-session capitulation to Australia in the second Test in Melbourne to lose the series
Misbah-ul-Haq
Misbah-ul-Haq
Melbourne: Captain Misbah-ul-Haq said he was considering retirement after Pakistan's shattering two-session capitulation to Australia in the second Test in Melbourne to lose the series yesterday.
Misbah's tactics and fielding strategy were questioned during the Boxing Day Test and he scored just 11 and a duck in his two trips to the crease. He said he would decide in the coming days whether to call time on his career and indicated he was no guarantee to play the third Test, starting in Sydney on Tuesday. "I think I need to think about it. I always believed that if I couldn't contribute to the team then it's no point staying there. I haven't decided (about Sydney) but let's see," Misbah told reporters after the Test defeat.
Misbah could offer no explanation for his side's dramatic collapse after trailing by 181 runs on the first innings following Australia's declaration of 624 for eight. "Pressure sometimes does things like that. Full credit to Australia the way they batted to put us under pressure," he said. "After scoring 443 you should not be in that position to lose a Test match on the last day.
