Cricket: Pakistan coach wants separate squad for T20

Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has joined the chorus with captain Muhammad Yousuf in blaming the Twenty20 format for the Sydney debacle and advocated the need for a separate squad for the shortest version of the game."I see a bleak future for Test cricket as far as Pakistan is concerned as the rise of Twenty20 cricket is ruining our standards in Pakistan," he said after Pakistan lost the three-match Test series against Australia, who snatched a remarkable 36-run victory over the visitors."The way I see it, the best solution is to have a separate T20 squad because when you play too much T20 cricket, it leads to players losing the skills of patience and temperament to play long innings and stay at the crease that is required in Test matches," he said.
Karachi, Jan 8 (PTI)
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