Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has backed the proposal to abolish toss from Test cricket, as he believes that such a move would force the home team to prepare better pitches instead of focusing on preparing tracks that suit them.
“I don’t see any harm in trying out this experiment of abolishing the toss,” Miandad said.
“Toss has always been an integral part of cricket but times are changing and one needs to try out new things to make the sport more attractive and better,” he said.
“In recent times we have seen Pakistan win in UAE conditions where pitches are low bounced and slow and than go and struggle in Australia or New Zealand. The answer is to ensure they are good quality pitches wherever cricket is played.”
The ICC’s cricket committee meets in Mumbai this month to debate on whether the toss should be abolished from the game.
