Pakistan Cricket Team would be ecstatic after registering a dominating victory against Bangladesh. Shaheen Afridi, the lethal speedster was looking ominous. Perhaps, Shaheen Afridi has become Pakistan’s trump card; the pacer has performed in all the crunch matches for the Men in Green which has been his peculiarity.
PCB actually is in a deep muddle as the chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has stepped down from the post after a conflict of interest. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam’s What’s’ App chats got leaked and there is a rumor that Pakistani players aren’t getting paid. All in all, PCB is in chaos as we can expect a completely new setup & administration post ODI WC 2023.
The sudden injury to the rising pacer Naseem Shah didn’t help the team much. There were huge hopes from the experienced campaigner Hasan Ali to lead the attack. We should not forget that Hasan Ali was the player of the tournament in ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and has got sheer pace with good control. Haris Rauf, the lightning pacer was taken to the cleaners as his express pace backfired for Pakistani cricket team.
Pakistan will have to play out of their skin when they take on New Zealand on 4th November at Bengaluru. Babar Azam has to play a captain’s knock and make sure that he not only converts the starts but gets a big monstrous hundred. There have been reports from sources with knowledge which state that Babar Azam would be removed from the captaincy post after ODI WC 2023 as there is rift amongst the players.
Shaheen Afridi should have been awarded Man of the match- Irfan Pathan
Irfan Pathan took to his social media handle and was surprised that Shaheen Afridi wasn’t given the player of the match award against Bangladesh. Shaheen Afridi was the wrecker in chief as the pacer showed good control over his line & length and looked rejuvenated.
Playing against Bangladesh who is down and out in their confidence, Pakistan needed to play aggressive. They did that very well. Shaheen should have been awarded Man of the match. #PAKvBAN
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 31, 2023
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