Pak vs Eng: Brendon McCullum praises Pakistan despite whitewash

• Brendon McCullum thinks that Pakistan played some really good cricket.
• England beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the Karachi Test to finish off the series 3-0.
• The England coach also feels that the series was watchable for people around the world.

KARACHI: Even though England beat Pakistan by a score of 3-0, the home team’s head coach, Brendon McCullum, thinks that Pakistan has played some really good cricket.

On Tuesday, England beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the Karachi Test to finish off the clean sweep. It’s the first time Pakistan’s home team has beaten them and wiped them out.

But Brendon thinks that Pakistan did a good job, even though England won the series.

“I think Pakistan has played some really good cricket throughout the series. If we look at all three test matches, I think there were some defining moments in each of those tests. And, while we might have dominated a little more throughout the series, I think Pakistan certainly had their opportunities and played their part,” he said when asked if he thought Pakistan would lose the series 3-0.

“I look at it from a holistic point of view; I think the series has been a watchable one for people around the world, and Test cricket has always been like that. I take my hat off to Pakistan for the part that I’ve played in it and obviously to our boys for how we’ve also played,”  the former New Zealand captain said.

Brendon also talked about how he felt about the wickets they got during the series. He said that he didn’t think the wickets ruined the series.

“Sometimes you get different wickets. The one in Rawalpindi, I thought, was flat, and we had to work a little bit harder. So tactically, we had to be a little bit different, and hence why we tried to score it at a brisk rate to give ourselves enough time to take 20 wickets,” he said.

“That Multan one challenged us in different ways. And then this one here at Karachi is quite different again because it was a bit more subcontinent-like and probably a little bit slower. I thought it was a great cricket wicket, actually,”

“And, kudos to all the groundmen across Pakistan that there’s been some variety in the wickets we’ve played on. I don’t mind, sometimes tactically to be challenged is a good thing to some,” he said.

Brendon McCullum said England is grateful to the people of Pakistan for supporting the series and hosting the team. The England coach said the team will have pleasant memories of the tour.

The head coach said the captain asks the squad to play the best kind of cricket they know and to relieve pressure.

“There’s so much talent throughout English cricket. If you take away some pressure, it allows that talent to come out. So that’s as simple as messages and also having fun. You get one chance, and as an international cricketer, you don’t want to be paralyzed by fear of failure. You want to go out there and enjoy yourself, and that’s what we try and stress,”  he added.

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