In a video that he uploaded to YouTube, Shoaib Akhtar, who is notorious for his unabashed criticism of cricket teams (including the Pakistan squad itself), stated that the Indian team did not merit to go to the final round of competition.
What circumstances led to India’s elimination from the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-finals? Although some players, such as Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli, appeared to be performing at their utmost best, there were a number of other players who did not perform up to their potential.
India reached the tournament’s semi-finals after winning four out of their five Super 12 matches. However, they were unable to advance further the semi-finals because they were defeated by England by ten wickets.
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has launched a scathing attack on the Indian team after the embarrassing result in the penultimate round. He stated that “reaching the semi-final after beating teams like Zimbabwe and Netherlands isn’t a big deal.” This comment was made after the Indian team’s loss to Zimbabwe in the penultimate round.
In a video that he uploaded to YouTube, Akhtar, who is notorious for his unabashed criticism of cricket teams (including the Pakistan squad itself), stated that the Indian team did not merit to go to the final round of competition.
“The Indian cricket squad lacks both quick fast bowlers and cutthroat spinners in their lineup. In addition to this, the selection of their team was baffling, and the players took a severe beating.
If the conditions do not work in their favour, Indian pacers will not be able to execute. India’s performance was really underwhelming, and the team doesn’t deserve to face Pakistan in the final at the MCG.
Their shady dealings have been brought to light today “In a video that was uploaded on YouTube on Thursday, Akhtar was quoted as saying.
The Rawalpindi Express also stated that qualifying for the semi-final isn’t a big issue considering there are only four teams in the group, two of which were Zimbabwe and the Netherlands. The Rawalpindi Express claimed this because there are only four teams competing in the group.
“It’s not a big issue if you make it to the semi-finals. Overall, there were four very strong teams. You won against the Netherlands and Zimbabwe, which is a trivial accomplishment.
The management in India needs to take responsibility, and the country’s leaders need to do some soul searching.
It was a perplexing choice since they chose with Mohammed Shami despite the fact that they had access to a number of other excellent pace bowlers “Akhtar continued by saying.
After yet another disappointing performance at the Twenty20 World Cup, the selectors are likely going to give a lot of younger players more playing time in the team with an eye toward the Twenty20 World Cup in 2024.