The Pakistan cricket crew stays within the line of fireplace, courtesy of their early exit from the continued T20 World Cup 2024. Pakistan’s defeat towards the USA and India led to their elimination from the worldwide occasion, prompting former cricketers and pundits to lambast Babar Azam and his teammates. Whereas no Pakistan participant has been spared from the thick and heavy criticism that has come from their cricketing fraternity, former wicket-keeper batter Atiq-uz-Zaman has additionally gone on an epic rant, slamming the lads’s nationwide crew.
In a video that has surfaced on social media, Atiq stated that the gamers’ actions through the T20 World Cup 2024 made him really feel like they have been on vacation, and never on official cricketing obligation.
“You’re creating such a drama. Throughout our time, there was a coach and with him a supervisor — the crew was run like that,” stated Atiq within the video. “Ab aapke 17 log hain officals mein aur 17 gamers hain, suna hai ke aapne 60 kamre e-book karvaye hue they (you’ve 17 officers and 17 gamers; it is being stated you booked 60 rooms). That is a joke! Have you ever gone there to play cricket or to vacation?”
Atiq-uz-Zaman “17 officers, 60 resort rooms, households – have been they there to play cricket or was it a vacation” #T20WorldCup #Cricket pic.twitter.com/JCUgjoGrMw
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) June 19, 2024
Atiq additionally tore into the Pakistan Cricket Board, saying households should not be allowed at such huge occasions as gamers spend a number of time wandering round with their wives, as in the event that they’ve come on a vacation.
“Why do you permit households in huge occasions?…Begum, jaan nahi chhodti; aapne aadat bana di hai, begum ko saath le ke ghoomne ki aadat hai (you’ve made it a behavior to journey with spouse on excursions). They exit within the night and focus shifts from cricket. They deal with household, youngsters, spouse…Takeaways pe khana kha rahe hote hain…aur wahan pe unki movieyan chal rahi hoti hain (they’re consuming at takeaway joints and are being captured on movies there),” stated Atiq, who performed one Take a look at and three ODIs for the Pakistan senior crew.
“Such a tradition has been created in Pakistan cricket that no one is aware of what’s self-discipline…You will have gone to play such a giant occasion, the place is your focus?…Cannot you allow all the things else and deal with cricket alone for 2 weeks? You’re being paid crores yearly,” he concluded.
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