Former Pakistani players Shoaib Akhtar, Aaqib Javed, Moin Khan Waqar Younis and Misbah-ul-Haq have all shown their strength after Pakistan’s defeat by Zimbabwe. Akhtar blamed the entire lineup from Babar Azam, the captain, to Rameez Raja, the PCB chairman. Aaqib Javed said he was shocked to see some of the batsmen’s techniques. And Moin Khan said they never seemed to have prepared for the bouncy tracks of Australia as they lacked the basic technique. Akhtar would also add that India would be eliminated from the World Cup in the semifinals. Waqar felt the Pakistani opening players were hitting for fear the team would collapse if they folded, and Misbah asked if there was a game plan for bowling.
Shoaib Akhtar on his YouTube channel:
I’ve said this repeatedly, these openers, the middle order, aren’t good enough for us to be successful at this level. What can I say?
Pakistan has a bad captain. Pakistan was eliminated from the World Cup in the second game. Against Zimbabwe.
Babar, come down, but he’s not listening. Bad mistake in Shaheen Afridi’s fitness. Major mistakes in the role of captain, in management.
What kind of cricket did you play? Jesus Christ, you lost to Zimbabwe. Don’t you understand that your cricket is getting worse? The PCB chairman’s management has no brains…we had to play 4 bowlers, we played 3 fast bowlers. Correct middle order is required, you choose something else.
Two good openers who can capitalize on the 30-yard circle were needed. Fakhar Zaman sits there; you didn’t use it. He’s a rearfooter, would do well in Australia…
It’s really very embarrassing. Ultimately, it’s not for you, but we have to face the media. We have to be in India. We must give the world answers. What answers can we give now?
The game against India was almost won; You put them on the plate. You can’t give Nawaz the last. It’s not his job to bowl the final… it’s really disappointing.
I have already said that Pakistan will come back this week. And India will come back next week after the semifinals. Voh be koi tees-maarkhan nahi hai (India aren’t an unbeatable team either) and we…I’m so angry I don’t want to say bad things.
No plans, no middle order, no opening games… I said if Zimbabwe roll long balls they will win here. I have no faith in this team.
It’s frightening, terrible, disappointing. Allah hello haafiz hai aapka. An average person can only be expected to make an average decision: Selection Committee – average person. Management — average. Team – average. Performance – below average.
Choose more “Naalayak Log (useless people)”. Don’t let good people in. That will happen. Bus roti khaa rahen, no planning…that’s what happens when you don’t bring brilliant minds into play. It’s sad and disappointing.”
Aaqib Javed on Geo Super
What can be sadder than that? What a blow. The bowlers have to give them a goal of 50 runs? The way Mohammad Rizwan hit… I was shocked to see Haider Ali hit. You didn’t teach him to stop a straight ball? And he plays for Pakistan? If your technique isn’t there – you can’t even stop a straight ball, what do the coaches do in the nets?
We can’t go any deeper.
Moin Khan on Geo Super
Shot selection and execution should be visible. No foot movement to adapt to the conditions could be seen upon ball impact. It then means that this choice was completely wrong. No idea. You’re playing the World Cup in Australia and haven’t properly prepared for the changeable conditions. There is a lack of professionalism.
It seems that as professionals we weren’t ready. We have long said that the middle order is not good; We needed real hitters.
At least Shan Masood did the anchor job. What happened to the rest?
So many point balls. They walked away from the ball on such places; How can you get any runs when you’re moving off the ball?
Waqar Younis at A Sports
People are angry and it’s fair. Today’s cricket was heartbreaking. Don’t know if they were overconfident or undercooked, it was disappointing. We didn’t fight. We were very poor. We played terrible cricket. I couldn’t see any planning. We were just lost from the first ball. We were in the same bowl – that we hit the bowl full, knock out the stumps. Not on those hard courts where there’s bounce, grass, there’s some kind of bowling. I don’t think the coaches or the captain were prepared for that…
Things got out of control. At one point I thought they were going 160-170. Yes, they came back.
Then it was disappointing to see the opening players batting. We didn’t know which way to go. They ran here and there. Runs out. That was Zimbabwe. If it had been a different team they wouldn’t have even let us get close.
Our openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan got a bit scared – I don’t know if it’s the crack in the grass. They’ve seen so much success and you’re not going to play positively and if you don’t play without fear of me coming out. I also coached this team. I feel like they sense what would happen when I come out – our openers have that. But this sentiment carries over to the middle order as well. There is a way to play T20 cricket and we don’t play that.
Misbah-ul-Haq on A Sports
What did South Africa do against Zimbabwe in the last game? It was a clear line that they were uneasy against short balls. We haven’t even thrown a short ball in so long. You have to get them in trouble as soon as they get hitting. Instead, they set boundaries from the start. If we keep making the same mistakes at World Cups… We knew Zimbabwe could do it; You may have limited hitting resources, but bowling is good. We’ve played against them enough and should have paid attention. We should have gotten them as low as possible.
And our hitting. It doesn’t even look like we can make 100 runs. lack of trust. Anything can happen at this World Cup. It’s still open. We have to wake up. We have to get out of this shell.
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