Former Pakistan Cricketer Roasts Team Ahead of Champions Trophy 2025
Pakistan face criticism after their tri-nation sequence ultimate loss to New Zealand, with former cricketer Ahmed Shehzad slamming Mohammad Rizwan’s tactical selections. Shehzad believes that the current loss will burst Pakistan’s bubble forward of the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Pakistan, the defending champions of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, are going through harsh criticism after their current five-wicket loss to New Zealand within the tri-nation sequence ultimate. Because the official hosts of the match, expectations are excessive for the Mohammad Rizwan-led facet, however former cricketer Ahmed Shehzad believes their title protection may very well be in jeopardy.
Ahmed Shehzad slams Pakistan after tri-nation sequence loss
Shehzad slammed Pakistan resolution to bat first within the ultimate towards New Zealand, calling it a “brainless” transfer from Rizwan. The previous opener identified that beneath lights, the pitch tends to ease out, making batting considerably simpler whereas lowering the effectiveness of spinners. Batting first, Pakistan have been bowled out for 242 runs. New Zealand chased down the goal with 5 wickets in hand and 28 balls remaining.
“Pakistan’s bubble has burst forward of the Champions Trophy. It was a mind-boggling resolution (to bat first) as a result of we had seen within the earlier match that the pitch turns into higher to bat on within the night time, the ball doesn’t grip on the floor for the spinners. Nonetheless, the Pakistan group determined to bat first. Brainless resolution, they’d no clue,” Shehzad remarked on his YouTube channel.
Pakistan’s defeat got here regardless of their document chase towards South Africa on the identical venue earlier within the match, additional fueling criticism over Rizwan’s tactical selections. With the Champions Trophy on the horizon, Pakistan might want to handle their flaws in the event that they hope to defend their title on residence soil. Pakistan had gained the earlier version of the Champions Trophy in 2017 after defeating arch-rivals India within the ultimate.
The opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to be performed between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi on 19 February. Pakistan will then journey to Dubai for his or her second recreation of the match, which is about towards India on 23 February.
Pakistan squad for Champions Trophy 2025: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
