Shoaib Akhtar launched a scathing assault on Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan after Pakistan’s humiliating loss towards India in Champions Trophy 2025 on Sunday. Pakistan have been fully outplayed as Virat Kohli‘s century all however assured a semi-final spot for India. Alternatively, it was the second consecutive loss for Pakistan who’ve a troublesome street forward within the competitors. In the course of the evaluation, Shoaib Akhtar went on to query the ‘expertise’ within the present Pakistan facet and requested whether or not a Babar Azam may be in comparison with a Virat Kohli anymore as a result of distinction of their performances.
“Kaunsa expertise? Kaunsa expertise hai? Kis cheez ka? (Which expertise, what sort of expertise?)” Akhtar mentioned on Profession TV’s YouTube channel.
“Would you charge Babar to Virat Kohli? Iyer to Khushdil Shah? Rohit Sharma to Fakhar Zaman? Our Rizwan, which one is the expertise? Skills are displayed. It is not about speaking, it’s a must to ship,” he added.
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez, alternatively, mentioned that the present facet has expertise however blamed the selectors for poor planning and choice. He went to say that the choice committee didn’t decide the perfect facet that would succeed within the Champions Trophy situations.
“Pakistan’s acquired expertise. Planning could be very poor. By alternative, we do not preserve a high quality opener and additional spinners. We’ve got dominated the situations for 9 or 10 years as a house staff. We should always know what’s the successful mantra right here [in Dubai]. We do not have a second spinner. We take a thriller spinner, who cannot be an enormous turner. No thriller spinner is one by default. We’ve got no finger and wrist spinners. Those we now have are non-regular,” he mentioned throughout the identical dialogue.
The backlash as a result of poor present within the Champions Trophy, together with the humiliating defeat to India, hit the Pakistan staff onerous and its assist workers led by former quick bowler Aaqib Javed is ready to be overhauled, based on a cricket Board supply.
Pakistan misplaced to arch-rivals India by six wickets in Dubai on Sunday, after their 60-run defeat to New Zealand within the Champions Trophy opener in Karachi on February 19.
A well-informed supply within the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) mentioned that Aaqib will likely be relieved of his duties as interim head coach after the Champions Trophy.
“Clearly there may be backlash over the staff’s efficiency within the CT. The Board hasn’t determined as but on whether or not the staff could have separate head coaches (for crimson and white ball groups) however one factor is definite the present assist workers will likely be overhauled now after the poor present within the Champions Trophy,” the supply informed PTI.
“However the best way the Board has been altering coaches and selectors since final 12 months, it is going to be a problem to seek out different candidates for these positions,” he mentioned.
(With PTI inputs)
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