Sarfaraz recorded an embarrassing pair in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa at Centurion.
Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has had a terrible 2018 with the bat. Sarfaraz averages a paltry 24.07 from 9 Tests this year and after recording an embarrassing pair in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa at Centurion, he is facing the backlash from fans, media and former cricketers alike.
On Saturday (December 29), ex-Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar slammed the skipper for his dismal showing in red-ball cricket. Akhtar taunted Sarfaraz for promoting Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's newly-released movie 'Zero'.
"I've heard that Sarfaraz Ahmed is promoting Shah Rukh Khan's latest movie Zero. This type of criticism will keep coming at him when he doesn't give good performances," Shoaib quoted as saying by a Pakistani journalist.
While Proteas pacer Duanne Olivier dismissed Sarfaraz in the first innings of Centurion Test, Kagiso Rabada got rid of him in the second essay.
Meanwhile, Pakistan suffered a six-wicket defeat at SuperSport Park to go 1-0 down in the three-match Test series. Pakistan slipped from 100/1 to 190 all out in their second innings which left the hosts needing 149 runs to win.
South Africa chased down the target with six wickets in hand, courtesy the half-centuries from veteran Hashim Amla (63*) and opener Dean Elgar (50).