First-Ball Review of Pakistan's Against Australia Ends in Total Embarrassment
The Pakistan cricket team took on Australia in a Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Friday, and Shaheen Shah Afridi gave the perfect example of a wasted review. Bowling the first delivery of the match to David Warner, Shaheen is thought to have trapped the southpaw LBW in front of the stumps. After the umpire didn't give the decision in favor of Pakistan, Shaheen insisted that Captain Babar Azam go for a review, despite some of the teammates asking not to.
The result was an absolute embarrassment for the Pakistan team, as replays showed that there was a big inside edge before the ball hit Warner on the legs. The commentator on air called it a 'poor review' and also suggested that the wasted DRS might come back to haunt the Pakistan team later.
As for the match, Pakistan captain Babar Azam decided to bowl first after winning the toss. "We will bowl first. The pitch looks really good. We have had a couple of good sessions. We are hoping to do well. We need to do well in batting. We will try our best. Shadab is not playing. Usama comes," he said at the time of the toss.