LONDON: Former Yorkshire and England opening batsman Geoff Boycott has stated that unless Pakistani wickets are made more bowler-friendly, the bulk of the country’s batsmen will continue to struggle overseas.

‘Pakistani pitches are far too much in favour of batsmen. There has to be some sort of a balance and equality between bat and ball, otherwise Pakistan will continue to produce batsmen who can’t score runs away from the subcontinent. The wickets are too flat and too true,’ he said.

‘Those in authority in Pakistan need to address the situation because at the moment, as far as I can see, you can just plant your front foot down the track and score runs with a stick of rhubarb. As a batsman you don’t have to think too much about your batting. You are not tested technically and you don’t have to concentrate too hard to score freely on those wickets.’—APP