File photograph of Pakistan cricket crew.© AFP
The Pakistan cricket crew has been going through criticism ever since its early exit from the T20 World Cup 2024. It’s price noting that the crew needed to exit from the group-stage of the Cricket World Cup held final yr as properly and now its current failure has raised extra questions on the efficiency of the crew. There was widespread criticism of the 2009 champion crew, which was additionally the runner-up within the earlier version of the T20 World Cup. Former India opener Virender Sehwag additionally strongly criticized the crew after its exit.
Pakistan had considered one of their worst campaigns, beginning with a disappointing loss to america within the Tremendous Over in Group A, which additionally included India, Canada and Eire. Of their second sport, Pakistan misplaced to Rohit Sharma & Co by six runs after failing to chase down a goal of 120 runs in New York.
Whereas India comfortably made it to the Tremendous Eight spherical, Pakistan had been knocked out of the event and the USA completed second and remaining from the group.
USA, who had already crushed Pakistan and Canada within the group, superior to the Tremendous Eights with 5 factors after their match in opposition to Eire was washed out as a result of rain. Pakistan's hopes rested on that match as they wanted USA to lose that match to make it to the Tremendous Eights, however rain hindered the best way for T20 World Cup debutants Pakistan to advance to the following stage.
Sehwag stated, “How are you going to blame the rain? Even when you had gained, you didn’t should advance. You’d have misplaced within the Tremendous Eight stage. You should not have straightforward opponents there. It’s a must to perceive that you’re shedding to a crew like America, which is taking part in for the primary time, you don’t should advance. You can not chase 120 runs in opposition to India, you can not rating 113 runs with wickets in hand…how are you going to blame the rain?” Cricbuzz,
He stated, “In 2007 neither India nor Pakistan certified for the second spherical. We had been in several teams then. Now the ICC will rethink placing India and Pakistan in the identical group and can be certain that they don’t put a crew that may beat them!”
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