Former cricketer Kamran Akmal lambasted the Pakistan crew and labelled it because the “greatest insult” for the crew after their unprecedented defeat towards the USA within the ongoing T20 World Cup. On the Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, Pakistan had been surprised by the co-hosts USA in an exhilarating nail-biting conflict, settled within the Tremendous Over. Pakistan obtained outplayed by the USA in all aspects of the sport as they went towards all the chances at hand the Males in Inexperienced a defeat of their marketing campaign opener.

Akmal slammed Pakistan for his or her efficiency and referred to as and acknowledged that there could not be an even bigger insult for the crew than this defeat.

“The largest insult for Pakistan cricket is dropping the sport within the Tremendous Over. There cannot be an even bigger insult than this. The USA performed exceptionally effectively. They did not really feel like a low-ranked facet. It felt like they had been ranked above Pakistan. That’s the degree of maturity they confirmed,” Akmal mentioned on his YouTube channel.

“They deserved to win as a result of they performed higher cricket than us. The face of our cricket has been revealed. It exhibits how we’re taking our cricket ahead,” he added.

At one level, Pakistan had the higher hand within the sport. They lowered the incoming boundaries and salvaged 15 runs to defend within the closing over.

Haris Rauf introduced down the equation to 5 runs wanted from the ultimate supply. Nitish Kumar discovered the fence and compelled the sport to Tremendous Over. Pakistan fell quick by 5 runs and the USA prevailed over one of many event favourites.

“It’s a shameful efficiency from the Pakistan cricket crew. In the event that they lose towards massive groups like England, it’s effective. In the event that they lose after giving an excellent struggle to the opposition, it’s effective. However dropping towards a crew who have not performed so many matches,” Akmal mentioned.

“What’s shameful in regards to the defeat is firstly drawing the sport after which dropping within the Tremendous Over. At the present time won’t ever be forgotten,” he added.

After the defeat, Pakistan’s crew choice got here below scrutiny. Former cricketers together with former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja have questioned the crew’s choice course of.

Akmal referred to as out the administration and claimed that the choice course of relies on the likes and dislikes of some members.

“Gamers are chosen on liking and disliking. A participant carried out within the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), however what in regards to the previous three sequence during which he wasn’t capable of carry out?” Akmal claimed.

Pakistan will face arch-rival India on the Nassau County Worldwide Cricket Stadium, New York on Sunday.

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