LAHORE, Oct 26: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar M Khan was disappointed over the placid wicket prepared for the ongoing four-day trial match.

“Yes, the wicket is dead and we don’t want such placid wickets during the series against England,” Shaharyar told reporters at the Qadhafi Stadium on Wednesday.

“I have instructed the ground staff to prepare sporting wicket, having bounce and life for bowlers but it is totally batsman-friendly,” he said.

He said that the related staff was high-skilled but he could not understand why they had failed in preparing a lively pitch.

The PCB chairman, however, did not agree to the notion the pitch might affect pacer Shoaib Akhtar’s performance who is seeking a comeback to the national squad.

“As an experienced bowler, Shoaib should prove his fitness and he should also force the batsmen to make mistakes to claim wickets,” he said.

Shaharyar said that the PCB had registered an official protest to an Indian TV channel for making derogatory remarks against Shoaib Akhtar.