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Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad tore into the Pakistan Cricket Board for giving a long rope to ‘non-performing’ players, saying that no player from the current Pakistan side can find a place in teams like Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, and India.
“I want to ask them is there anyone from Pakistan who can replace players in teams like Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, and India?
“None of our batsmen can play in these teams. We have bowlers but none in the batting line-up.
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“This world runs on a daily basis and wages. Score runs today, take the money and go. Score runs tomorrow then we will again pay you money. You are a professional, if you don’t work or score runs then why take money? This is the job of the Pakistan Cricket Board. They need to ensure that nobody takes the cricket team for granted, ”Miandad said in his Youtube channel.
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Miandad was speaking in reply to Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shahzad’s comments about being ready to represent Pakistan for another years.
“Bearing in mind my fitness and skills, I think I can represent Pakistan for another years and that is not an exaggeration, ”Shahzad had told Cricket Pakistan in an exclusive interview.
“Why 70 years? You can play for 80 years I guarantee you that but you need to perform. If you perform daily nobody will drop you from the side. Players get dropped when they don’t perform or succumb to pressure, ”said Miandad, who had scored 
runs in Tests and (runs in) ODIs for Pakistan.
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“Players should not give such irresponsible statements and instead let their performance do the talking on the field,” Miandad added.
Further taking a dig at Pakistan’s cricket policies, Miandad said Pakistan is the only team that picks players on the basis of their past performances.
“Countries like England and Australia pick squads on a series to series to basis. They forget even if you have scored 560 runs in the previous series. Pakistan is the only team where you get 10 innings after scoring hundred. People keep failing but there is no concern, which is why the team has so many problems.
“Take India for example. They score 200, , and That’s called performance but none from our team can play in top-class sides of the world, ”Miandad added.
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