Shoaib Akhtar on Pakistan Elimination: Pakistan is out of T20 World Cup 2026, for this some are cursing captain Salman Aga and some are blaming coach Mike Hesson. Now the name of former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has also been added to the list of those who lashed out at the Pakistan team. He did not target any particular player, but raised questions on the entire management.
Last Saturday, 28th February, it was necessary for Pakistan to win over Sri Lanka by at least 65 runs. Batting first, the Pakistani team had also scored 212 runs, at one time it had also put the Sri Lankan team under pressure, but Dasun Shanaka’s inning of 76 runs in 31 balls took Pakistan away from the semi-finals. In the end Pakistan won by 5 runs, but could not get the ticket for the semi-finals.
Shoaib Akhtar got very angry
While discussing a Pakistani show, Shoaib Akhtar said that the management is not aware of anything. Akhtar said that the right combination was prepared against Sri Lanka. Slamming the management, he said that by choosing the right team against Sri Lanka, the management itself proved that till now it was trusting the wrong playing eleven.
Is this statement of Shoaib Akhtar a sign of taking a dig at Babar Azam also? Babar Azam was kept out of the playing eleven of the match against Sri Lanka, who was criticized for playing at a poor strike rate throughout the tournament.
Talking about the entire tournament, apart from Sahibzada Farhan, no other player could do much for the Pakistan team in batting. Fakhar Zaman definitely played a strong inning of 84 runs in the match against Sri Lanka.
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