Pakistan has been severely criticized after suffering two consecutive losses in the group stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup. Babar Azam and his teammates had an unforgettable start to the campaign as they suffered a shock defeat against co-hosts the United States. Later, Pakistan suffered another loss against arch-rivals India in a low-scoring encounter. The 2009 champions completely lost track with the bat after tying India for 119 and ended up losing by six runs.
Commenting on the team’s performance, former Pakistan batsman Imran Nazir called Babar and company “cowards” and accused them of making excuses after the loss.
“I’m afraid I have to say that cricket is a game of brave men. I’ve never seen more cowards than this team. I often discuss what new excuses they will have now. There are no excuses in cricket.” No matter what pitch or conditions you get, you are bound to perform,” Nazir said on a Pakistani TV show.
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“How can you expect a team to win the World Cup if it doesn’t have a middle-order batsman to rotate the strike? This team failed to score 80 runs despite having eight players. First decide what you have. “There are no good batsmen, no good bowlers, nothing,” he added.
Apart from Nazir, Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad, who also participated in the discussion, exposed Babar’s poor performance in big tournaments.
“You play against teams B, C and D, hallucinating and driving people crazy. (You guys played against B, C and D teams and fooled people)” Shehzad criticized the team and said, “Your salary has been increased and PCB is paying you to develop you and your cricket. “I did it…” he said.
“Your (Babar) scores in big tournaments… your average is 27 and your strikeout rate is 112. And 1400 of your runs came in losses, which is third in the world on that list. So this “What should we do with a king whose statistics tell us he can’t win?” He added:
Pakistan will face Ireland in the final group match of the T20 World Cup in Florida on Sunday.
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