New Delhi: With Pakistan experiencing a dismal run in the T20 World Cup 2024, former cricketer Danish Kaneria has put the blame on skipper Babar Azam and the think tank of the Pakistan cricket team. Kaneria claimed that pace spreadhead Shaheen Afridi had to forcibly take the back set after the side brought in Mohammad Amir for the marquee event.
Afridi, from a long time, has been the face of Pakistan bowling attack across formats under the leadership of Babar and after the arrival of Amir, Kaneria feels that he is being treated as a secondary bowler by the management. Pakistan suffered a stunning defeat at the hands of co-hosts USA in its T20 World Cup opener at Dallas and the former cricketer questioned the skipper’s decision of handing over the ball to Amir for the super over.
Shaheen treated as secondary bowler
“Ever since Mohammad Amir came in, Shaheen has been treated as a secondary bowler. Shaheen is one such guy who has been a main bowler for you over the last 3 years. He has taken wickets and won matches for you singlehandedly. Yet in the Super Over vs USA, they do not count on Shaheen Afridi,” Kaneria told SportsNow.
“In batting also, you are sending Fakhar and Iftikhar. Why did they not send Babar and Rizwan in the Super over? Are they so scared?” Kaneria added.
The Men in Green lost its crucial encounter against arch-rivals India which took them to the brink of elimination. Babar and team recorded wins over Canada and Ireland in the group stage matches. With rain gods denting Pakistan’s qualification bid in the USA vs Ireland clash, Pakistan were knocked out of the T20 World Cup.
This was yet another shoddy show from the Pakistan side at a big event ad they experienced the same in the ODI World Cup 2023.
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