Javed Miandad heaps praise on Pakistan skipper; berates ICC ranking system

Former Pakistan skipper and batting coach Javed Miandad is perhaps one of the happiest person in the world at the moment following Pakistan’s ascend to the world number one ranking. However, the fact that the ranking system has seen a lot of wayward results in the recent past has got Miandad’s blood boiling once again. Pakistan snatched the world no. 1 ranking from Australia after having drawn two matches and the series 2-2. Speaking in an interview, Javed Miandad stated that he was happy for Pakistan’s success, the ranking system was not a true reflection of the way the team was playing at the moment. “I am happy and proud for our nation and the team for reaching this significant milestone. Reaching the top of the ICC Test rankings is a great achievement for Misbah-ul-Haq and his team and I offer my heartfelt congratulations.” “Whilst I am happy for Pakistan’s success, I am not convinced that this system is a fair representation of any team’s success in the appropriate format. If we look at Pakistan’s situation, we may well be knocked off our top position by another country having an easy home series. I do believe that unless all countries have played each other, there is no point in declaring one as the top-ranked as that makes no sense and is not a true reflection of their skills.” Earlier, Australia had lost out on the world ranking when Sri Lanka thrashed them out of sight and subsequently claimed a 3-0 win in the series. Miandad went on to question Australia’s world ranking att the moment. “How is it that Australia, a top-ranked team, can be whitewashed by Sri Lanka? The way it has been done is by producing pitches, which are turning from the first ball. This cannot be a fair pitch to play on and the ICC needs to take control of the situation immediately. The same can be said about India. We have a situation where these teams are able to manipulate the home pitches and therefore affect rankings as well which is a farce.” Also read – MS Dhoni biopic in Marati version faces opposition from MNS film wing “So we have a situation where Pakistan are sitting in the 9th position but really, are they a 9th ranked team? If that was the case, they would have not qualified for the quarter-final of the 2015 World Cup. My point is that unless these teams play each other, just moving teams around on the basis of matches between other teams is senseless.”

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