Misbah-ul-Haq is disappointed that Pakistan and India are not playing

Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq is disappointed with the fact that chances of the bilateral Indo-Pak cricket series are all but over. He stated that he would have loved to play more against India in the last few years. Misbah had earlier this year hinted that he would retire after the India-Pakistan series in December.

“It is disappointing that Pakistan and India are not playing and don’t play more often against each other. I just think Pakistan and Indian cricket teams have so much chemistry when they play against each other and it is also disappointing for the fans in both countries the existing scenario. I would love to have played against them more often in Test cricket in the last few years. They have quality spinners and world class batsmen who play spin well that is also our strength and it is always a special rivalry when we play against each other,” Misbah was quoted by PTI.

He pointed out that there was a lot in common in between both countries and players and people loved to see the two teams engaged in cricket contests. Pakistan is presently languishing at ninth position in the ICC ODI rankings and the senior batsman put this down to lack of exposure for the players at the domestic level in 50-overs cricket.

“Playing against each other is beneficial for players of both teams in many ways and I think the players are disappointed that we don’t have more cricket. It is disappointing that is not going to happen by the look of things. Not playing against each other affects cricket in both countries. We are doing okay in Test cricket and T20 format because our players play a lot of first class matches and T20 events in Pakistan. But we hardly have any 50-over competitions at the domestic level and that is hurting our cricket,” he said.