In the 11th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the sixth-ranked and reigning world champion Pakistan was humiliated by the 18th-ranked USA at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas, creating history.
In front of many Pakistani supporters, the USA defeated Pakistan in a Super Over finish, and the humiliating defeat has left them with an unpleasant taste in their mouths
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It’s interesting to note that the supporters are not the only ones who have joined them in denouncing the Babar Azam-led team and their appalling performance in Dallas, which has left them red-faced. Several former Pakistan players have also joined the fray.
Pakistan’s former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar took to the social media platform ‘X’ to express his disappointment and opined that “Pakistan never deserved to win”.
“Disappointing loss for Pakistan. Not off to a good start. Losing to the USA, we repeated history after the loss to Bangladesh in the 1999 ODI World Cup. Unfortunately, Pakistan never deserved to win as the USA played really well and were in a commanding position right from the beginning,” said Shoaib in a video uploaded on his X account.
Even former Pakistani legend Waqar Younis went on to slam the team saying that they looked helpless and exhausted
However, former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja was taken aback by Pakistan’s defeat over the United States. The Babar Azam-led team’s tactics for preventing Fakhar Zaman from taking a strike against Saurabh Netravalkar in the Super Over have drawn criticism from Ramiz, a part of the 1992 ODI World Cup team.
