"I talked to the match referee and asked him what the laws said in that situation. I was upset because my boys and the team had to suffer," Miandad said.

Miandad, said he would question England’s refusal to play under lights, and said that he would mention the incident in his report.

"If England had accepted the proposal of playing under lights, this controversy had never erupted," Miandad said, and added that in Karachi, the latest the match had gone was 5.20pm while the game had ended in the upcountry by 4.15pm.

"If the light was not good to extend the match by 5.20pm on the other days, why it was taken into extra time today.

"I am not making any excuses. The better team won. But it hurts when you suffer.

"It is time that the game's governing body should give equal opportunity to the fielding side to refuse to play against bad light. Presently, only the batting side has the option to complain against poor light and in this case England rejected because things were going in their way. But what about us?”

"The fielders were running in the opposite direction because they were following the calls of the fielders rather than judging the stroke played by the batters."

It was evident that the Pakistani players wanted the game to end in a draw, and going by the coach’s remark it seems he is a sore looser.