previous Pakistan team leader Shahid Afridi A scathing attack on the senior core of the Pakistan national cricket team was launched after the team suffered a humiliating 61-run loss to the Indian national cricket team in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium.leader Suryakumar YadavIndia dominated Group A on Sunday, dealing a heavy blow to Pakistan and leaving them in a must-win situation against Namibia to have any chance of reaching the Super 8s.
Speaking on Sama TV, Afridi did not hesitate to urge the team management to take bold decisions ahead of crucial matches. He called for senior players to be excluded, including Babar Azam, Shadab Khan And Shaheen Shah Afridi said they had been given ample opportunities over the years but had not produced consistent results. Notably, Shaheen is married to Afridi’s daughter Ansha.“Throw away Shaheen, throw away Shadab, throw away Babar. Try to play with fresh faces against Namibia and give the new players a chance to build confidence. They have been playing for a long time. Whenever we expect them to perform well, they don’t perform. If these senior players don’t give us the performance we want, then bring in the young players who are on the bench. What’s the difference?” Afridi said during the live show.Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha admitted after the match that the spinners failed to deliver on the ground that provided help.“We believed in our spinners but they didn’t perform well today. There was a lack of execution in certain parts of the game. We will obviously always believe in our spinners because they have done so well in the last six months. Batting-wise, I think we didn’t get off to a good start and in T20 games if we lose 3 or 4 wickets in the powerplay you’re always going to be chasing the game,” he said at the post-match presentation ceremony.Salman also criticized the batting unit for not adapting to the conditions.“I think, to be honest, like the first innings, it was a little bit tacky. The ball was grippy as well. So, I think, bowling-wise, the execution was missing, but I thought the bowling in the second innings was better than the first innings. But our bowlers like, we didn’t bowl according to the situation. And batting-wise, we didn’t give our all and gave us the opportunity to go deep into the game,” he said.
