PAK vs ENG Test: Kevin Pietersen Takes A Dig At Multan Pitch, Calls It 'Bowlers GRAVEYARD'

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen took to social media and slammed the Multan Cricket Stadium pitch for offering no assistance to the bowlers during the Pakistan vs England Multan Test.

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 07 Oct 2024 06:12 PM (IST)

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PAK vs ENG Test: Kevin Pietersen criticises Multan's batter-friendly pitch for offering no assistence to the bowlers.

The Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan is hosting the ongoing Pakistan vs England 1st Test of the three-match series and the pitch has already come under heavy scrutiny for being a flat surface with the first day’s play yet to be completed. Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen took to social media and called the Multan pitch ‘bowlers GRAVEYARD.’ Cricket fans also took to social media and voiced their frustration on the pitch being overly batting-friendly in Multan.

After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Pakistan lost an early wicket in opener Saim Ayub, but captain Shan Masood and the other opener Abdullah Shafique compiled a 254-run partnership on a pitch that seemed to offer no assistance to the bowlers. Masood compiled his century in just 102 balls having hit 10 fours and two sixes.

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Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Pietersen wrote, “That wicket in Multan - bowlers GRAVEYARD!”

Here's Kevin Pietersen's X post on Multan pitch:

That wicket in Multan - bowlers GRAVEYARD!
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) October 7, 2024

Fans also slammed the Multan pitch with one user saying, "If Yashasvi Jaiswal & Rishabh Pant plays on such Pakistan highways, they'll easily score 500 each in a single day."

If Yashasvi Jaiswal & Rishabh Pant plays on such Pakistan highways, they'll easily score 500 each in a single day 😏#PAKvENG #PAKvsENG pic.twitter.com/N1mMeM9Nts
— Ajeet Kumar (@ajeetkr03) October 7, 2024

If Virat Kohli was born in Pakistan and played on these pitches, by now he might have 150 hundreds and broken all the records.#PAKvsENG
pic.twitter.com/h9F1bAuLrs
— JassPreet (@JassPreet96) October 7, 2024

Spectators sleeping during match because there is nothing in pitch.

Pakistan is killing test cricket.#PAKvsENG #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/wfBUcHt0Xr
— Ctrl C Ctrl Memes (@Ctrlmemes_) October 7, 2024