Pakistan cricket team is under heavy criticism after getting whitewashed by England in a three-match ODI series. The ex-cricketers of Pakistan have slammed the team for a poor performance against England's second-string team.
Recently, former Pakistan seamer Aaqib Javed commented on the team and said he “sees more wrestlers than cricketers” in the current Pakistan T20I side. He also went on to slam the team management for having no plan and raised questions on players' fitness.
“They don’t know what they are doing or what is their direction. I see more wrestlers than players in the T20 team. There are question marks over the fitness of Sharjeel Khan, Azam Khan, Sohaib Maqsood for international level,” he said on the Geo News channel.
Aaqib said the selection of the T20I team is baffling as there are too many players with similar playing styles and one role in the team.
“If you look at the team they have several players of similar nature or for one position. Is this the way to move forward,” he asked.
On the other hand, the ex-Pakistan cricketer went on to laud the England team management for having clarity in their decisions and said their attacking gameplay in all situations has brought success to the team.
Pakistan will play a three-match T20I series against England, starting on July 16 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
PAKISTAN T20I SQUAD: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Arshad Iqbal, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sharjeel Khan, and Usman Qadir.
(With PTI Inputs)
