Viral Rant of Journalist Wonders If "Pakistan Cricket Team Has "Mental Problem”
The start of Shaheen Afridi's Pakistan cricket team T20I did not start on the right note at all. On Friday, Pakistan slumped to a 46-run loss to New Zealand. Tim Southee became the first player to take 150 wickets in Twenty20 internationals, leading New Zealand's "nasty fasties" to a 46-run win over Pakistan in their series opener in Auckland. Veteran seam bowler Southee claimed four wickets to pass the milestone and help dismiss the tourists for 180 in the 18th over in response to New Zealand's imposing 226-8, handing them first blood in the five-match series.
After the loss, a video went viral in which a senior journalist blasted the Pakistan team.
Senior sports journalist EjazBakhri said in a viral video that "this team has no unity. You don't realize what happens after an ad starts on TV. I covered the match on the ground. Shaheen Afridi is not taking anybody's advice. His bowlers are getting hit. But it was his first match. He sent Babar Azam to mid-on. But at least talk to Babar Azam; he has so much experience and is the ex-captain. Even Mohammad Rizwan was talking to the bowlers and fielders. Shaheen was looking afraid, tensed, and lonely. This is not the Pakistan cricket team that I know of. I don't know if there is a mental problem.”
Watch the video here.
"Since Zaka Ashraf became the PCB chief, he has changed everyone."