Pakistan’s legendary batsman Javed Miandad has criticized the structure of the official ICC team rankings even after Pakistan became the number one ranked test side.
According to Indian Express, Miandad said while he was happy that Pakistan, had topped the test ranking table, despite the many problems it was facing as a cricket nation, the ICC need to come out with a better system.
“The present system is not satisfactory as there is not a proper system to rank a team on the matches it plays on home and away basis,” Miandad said. “In the existing system it is very difficult for a team to maintain its top ranking and positions change quickly,” he added.
Miandad, who played 124 Tests, said he would like to see the ICC start a two-year or four-year cycle of Test matches in which all teams get to play against each other on home and away basis. “How can a team be judged and ranked at the top unless it plays equal number of home and away matches,” he added.
However, Pakistan grabbed the number one spot after India’s fourth Test against the West Indies was washed out at Port of Spain. "Pakistan has not been able to play home matches since 2009 and they don't have the advantage of home crowds and home conditions. And to grab the top spot despite these problems is a big achievement," he said.
Miandad further expressed that Pakistan’s efforts to draw the Test series in England showed that the country had plenty of cricket talent and they only needed to be spotted, groomed and guided properly.
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