Shoaib Akhtar was frustrated and distraught after Pakistan’s 6-wicket loss to India at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday that virtually knocked the hosts out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. After the end of the match, the ‘Rawalpindi Express’ Shoaib Akhtar seemed emotional and almost at his wit’s end after yet another loss for Pakistan at the hands of arch-rivals India.
Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has lampooned Pakistan management as ‘brainless and clueless’ after the team’s second successive defeat in the Champions Trophy. After losing to New Zealand in the first game of the Champions Trophy, Pakistan were handed a six-wicket defeat on Sunday by India in Dubai.
In a series of clips he shared on his social media handle, Akhtar slammed the way Pakistan team had gone about its business. He pointed out the team selection of an all-rounder-heavy side. The former fast bowler lampooned the team and said that they couldn’t even match the skills of the Men in Blue players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill.
Pakistan dismal performance vs India angers fans and experts all round the world
Rohit Sharma ‘s India defeated and embarrassed Mohammad Rizwan’s Pakistan yet again in Dubai. Inia defeated Pakistan by six wickets in their crucial Champions Trophy game. The ‘men in green’ were so dismal with their performances that it never looked like a even contest. Amid all the fanfare and hype, Pakistan, as always ran out of gas and their Champions Trophy campaign is virtually over. Pakistan’s skipper Mohammad Rizwan admitted to the fact that his team was out of the ongoing CT 2025 tournament.
Pakistan’s performances have been so substandard in recent times that it hasn’t even surprised their former players. Fans and experts from Pakistan always expected their team to lose against India in the recently concluded IND vs PAK Champions Trophy clash. The ‘Rawalpindi Express’ aka Shoaib Akhtar openly said that he was not disappointed by Pakistan’s loss because he knew that it would happen.
Shoaib Akhtar says he had no hopes from ‘brainless’ Pakistan team after defeat to India in 2025 Champions Trophy
Former cricket Shoaib Akhtar labelled the Pakistan cricket team management as “brainless, and clueless” following the six-wicket loss to India in the Champions Trophy at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday (February 23). It was the second defeat Pakistan faced in the ongoing ICC tournament. In the opener of the tournament, the hosts were handed a 60-run loss by New Zealand.
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar lashed out at the Men in Green after their six-wicket defeat against India in the 2025 Champions Trophy on Sunday. Akhtar sarcastically said he was not disappointed because he had zero hopes from the ‘brainless’ and ‘clueless’ team management.
In a video shared by Shoaib Akhtar on X, he spoke about a big blunder committed by the team management. He felt that Pakistan’s strategy to go in with four specialist bowlers and two all-rounders backfired in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Giving the example of other teams in the world, the former Pakistan fast bowler said:
“You may think that I’m disappointed. No, I am not disappointed at all because I knew what was going to happen. When you don’t select 5 specialist bowlers in a world where other teams are picking 6 bowlers, you don’t pick 5 bowlers and go in with 2 all-rounders, this is a brainless, clueless management.”
The video shared by Akhtar has gone viral on X. It has received more than 15,000 likes on the platform within two hours. Quite a few fans felt that Akhtar was right as far as his views on Pakistan’s strategy were concerned.
Shoaib Akhtar further mentioned that even the players did not have a skill set like Indian batters Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill. In his view, the players were not to be blamed much though because they did what the management said.
“I am really disappointed. What do we tell our boys? Like the management says, our boys will do. Even they don’t know what they have to do. Intent is another thing, but these guys don’t have a skill set. They can’t play like Virat or Shubman. I’m really disappointed. They don’t know what to do, they have just gone there to participate. Once again, really disappointing,” Akhtar concluded.
With this defeat, Pakistan’s 2025 Champions Trophy campaign has almost ended. Only a miracle can take the Men in Green to the semifinals.