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Shoaib Akhtar and Virat Kohli (Image Source: Twitter)
Pakistan kicked off their 20-20 World Cup campaign on 23 October 2022 in Melbourne. But, they tasted a defeat only against their arch-rivals India. After that, on 27 October, they locked horns with Zimbabwe in Perth. Pakistani fans were waiting to see a better performance in this match from Babar Azam and Co. However, they failed to win the hearts of their fans as Pakistan lost to Zimbabwe by one run.
Now, with two back-to-back losses, the men in Green will find it tough to get qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament. Regarding that performance, Shoaib Akhtar came up with a video on his YouTube Channel. But, he also made a bold prediction about India’s journey in the ongoing World Cup which amazed Indian fans.
Here is the video:
“Woh bhi itne koi tees mar khan nahi hai” - Shoaib Akhtar
While speaking in that video, Shoaib Akhtar criticized Babar Azam and the Pakistan team management for such poor performances. He looked not happy at all with such performances in the ongoing mega event. Akhtar also slammed the opening and middle-order batters for their lack of consistency with the bat.
He also added that Babar Azam’s miscalculation gifted the first match to India. Then, Akhtar said that he already said earlier that Pakistan will come back to Pakistan this week only. In continuation to that, he said: “Aagle haffte India wapas aa jayegi” (“India will come back in the next week only.”) “They will come back after playing the semi-final. They are also not any tees mar khan.” Shoaib Akhtar concluded.
Speaking about the match, Pakistan failed to chase down 131 runs. They scored only 129 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs. Thus, Zimbabwe managed to win the clash by one run only. On the other hand, the Men in Blue managed to register their second victory in the ongoing 20-20 World Cup. They defeated the Netherlands at the SCG by a huge margin of 56 runs. Suryakumar Yadav won the player of the match award in that clash.