Ramiz Raja advises Pakistan to work on fielding in order to win World Cup

Pakistan kept their run at the ongoing ICC World Cup alive, after they beat South Africa at the historic Lords on Sunday by 49 runs.

However, it was not all smooth sailing for the Men in Green as despite being fantastic with both bat and ball, the side remained poor in the fielding department dropping a number of easy and half chances. The fielding is one aspect of the game, which needs to be improved immediately if Pakistan wants to continue their run at World Cup said ex-captain Ramiz Raja.

“Pakistan needs to improve their fielding, because it cannot happen that bowlers dismiss batsmen twice, we are not grabbing even simple catching chances. No matter how brilliant a side is with the bat and ball, if you are not a good fielding side then you cannot win the World Cup. So this is a wake up call for Pakistan,” said Raja.

The cricketer-turned-commentator said that Sarfaraz and his men would need to be at their toes, against their upcoming match against the New Zealand, a side which has yet to face defeat in the tournament. “Pakistan would need to tweak up their plans a bit against New Zealand,” he said.

With confidence regain, Pakistan is scheduled to face World Cup’s leading performer New Zealand in their next fixture on June 26.