Babar Azam is criticized by former Indian cricket players for citing Naseem Shah as an excuse.
On Monday, October 23, the Pakistani cricket team suffered their third straight loss in the ICC World Cup 2023. Their most recent defeat came at the hands of their neighbors, Afghanistan, who humiliated them with their batting display. Their captain, Babar Azam, lamented Naseem Shah’s absence and criticized Pakistan’s bowlers after the loss.
The widespread consensus among Pakistani supporters is that Naseem Shah’s availability may have significantly improved their chances of winning the 2023 ICC World Cup. Aakash Chopra, a former Indian cricket player, thought that was a weak justification from the Men in Green, who now face an early elimination from the competition.
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“Naseem Shah bowls quite well. Without a question. However, it is a cop-out to use his absence as a justification for dropping three straight games. Instead, Pakistani users on this platform should direct their inquiries to the PCB. finished the Asia Cup in fourth place. The World Cup is now. How did things end up like this? On X, Chopra wrote.
After Pakistan finished fourth in the Asia Cup 2023 earlier this year, former Indian opener Virender Sehwag believed the writing was on the wall since his team did not take any meaningful steps to identify and improve their flaws. Although Pakistan is a volatile team, this was always likely given the manner they have been explaining away their previous setbacks. simply ignored all of their numerous flaws. What a wonderful day for Afghanistan we were so near, but today we went too far.
Young pacer Naseem Shah was previously declared ineligible for the 2023 ICC World Cup due to a shoulder injury sustained during the Asia Cup 2023 between India and Pakistan in Sri Lanka. Since then, the 20-year-old has had surgery, and she has been recovering.
Pakistan, who now appears unlikely to qualify for the top slot, will play their next game against South Africa on Friday, October 27, in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, the same venue where they lost their previous game against Afghanistan.
