Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha blamed flat pitches for back-to-back Asia Cup defeats against India, saying conditions in Dubai don’t allow 200-plus scores. He defended his batters, the decision to promote Hussain Talat, and off-colour spells from Shaheen Afridi and Abrar Ahmed. Salman also backed his bowling plans, stressing Faheem Ashraf’s delayed introduction was strategic, not a mistake.
