00:00It's do or die for the West Indies who trail Pakistan 1-0 going into the second
00:04and final test in Multan. West Indies skipper Craig Brathwaite is fully aware
00:08his side has not won a single test series in the ongoing WTC cycle and so
00:13it will remain. Heading into the final game Brathwaite says his team has to
00:17shine in all departments if the West Indies are to salvage some pride. I think
00:21our own performance and I want to bring our own performance in this game I think
00:26we'll do well. We've got to put it together. Obviously batting-wise we didn't
00:32get as much runs as we would like but it was a difficult pitch last game and we've
00:41got to seal this one place but I think our own, I think bowling-wise we be
00:44consistent in bringing the batsmen forward as spinners and you know as
00:49batters you know we aim to bat for long periods and I think once we do that
00:53and bring our own game together I think that will put us in a good position. The
00:57pitch in Multan suited the slow bowlers with Pakistan's spinners taking 20
01:01wickets which resulted in the West Indies losing by 127 runs in three days.
01:05Many losing teams then start complaining about the preparation of the wicket. So
01:10the question is, is Brathwaite also making a fuss about the surface? I mean
01:14what I say is Pakistan could produce whatever pitch they want, they're at
01:18home and they believe that going with spinning pitches is their strength and
01:22that's fine but you know as it was a difficult pitch to bat on full stop I
01:28mean that that is a fact and obviously you come in a play you won't want a pitch like that
01:33generally you won't even pitch in probably their four, their five, their spins but as I
01:37said Pakistan is at home and they could decide what pitch they want that and
01:42that's how cricket plays. Sajid Khan and Norman Ali have been
01:46Pakistan's key spinners as such going into the second match Brathwaite has a
01:51message for the rest of his teammates. As I said every individual will have their
01:55plan and the main thing you know for me as the leader is to tell the guys to
02:00believe in their plans, believe in it from ball one you know and go there and
02:05enjoy it you know. We can't foresee how this pitch will play but
02:10obviously it looks quite similar and if it does play similar I mean you just got
02:14to believe in your plans and go there and do them and do them as long as possible.
02:18Regarding the team for game two the West Indies have suffered a blow with one key
02:23member missing out due to injury. Well we have a 12 for this team Jaden is
02:28unfortunately out he has a slight leg one of his ligaments you know we're just
02:34gonna rest him so Kimar Roach comes in to the 12 with Django so we have a 12
02:40and we would we would decide on 11 you know tomorrow. The last time West Indies
02:46did not lose a series in Pakistan was in 1990 with the result being 1-1. Time will
02:52tell if that can be repeated in the next few days. Vinod Narwani, Tips Export
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