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Wasim Akram has been unforgiving in his scathing evaluation of Pakistan gamers after their woeful efficiency in the course of the ongoing Champions Trophy.
Wasim Akram (left) has been extremely essential of Pakistan’s efficiency in Champions Trophy. (Screengrab/AP)
Quick bowling legend Wasim Akram has been brutal in his evaluation of the Pakistan cricket group after they endured a one-sided defeat to India in a Champions Trophy Group A fixture final Sunday. Akram has advocated for taking ‘drastic steps’ and making wholesale adjustments to revive Pakistan’s white-ball cricket.
Akram has additionally taken a pointy dig at Pakistan gamers’ weight-reduction plan after recognizing plateful of bananas in the course of the drinks break of their match towards India.
The previous Pakistan captain left his fellow analysts together with Waqar Younis, Ajay Jadeja and Nikhil Chopra in splits throughout a cricket chat present Dressing Room following his feedback on Pakistan gamers.
“I simply need to know yet another factor from all three of you. I believe it was the second or the third drinks break, and I noticed a plate stuffed with bananas popping out for gamers to eat. Itne kele bandar bhi nahi khaate (Even monkey gained’t eat so many bananas). And it’s their weight-reduction plan. What number of bananas did you (Waqar Younis) eat whereas bowling?” Akram mentioned.
“Think about if we have been consuming bananas and captain Imran Khan would’ve noticed us. He would have given us a beating over it,” he added.
In what was a one-sided affair, India defeated Pakistan by six wickets using on an outstanding unbeaten century from Virat Kohli. This was after Indian bowlers produced a mixed effort to restrict their arch-rivals to a below-par whole on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium.
The defeat was Pakistan’s second in a row of the Champions Trophy and after New Zealand’s spectacular win over Bangladesh on Monday, the Mohammad Rizwan-led aspect has been eradicated from the semifinals race. The group has been dealing with the warmth for his or her common show throughout departments.
Pakistan entered the competitors because the defending champions and can subsequent face Bangladesh in what’s an inconsequential tie.
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