In a video posted on his YouTube channel on Monday, former Pakistan pace spearhead Shoaib Akhtar slammed Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed, calling him a “brainless captain” for opting to field after winning the toss in Sunday’s match against India.
Pakistan were outplayed by their arch-rivals India by 89 runs (DLS method) at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester.
After winning the toss, Sarfaraz Ahmed put India to bat first on a batting track – a decision which was highly criticized by Akhtar.
Akhtar said, “I can’t understand how Sarfaraz can be so brainless. How could he forget that we don’t chase very well? Knowing our strength, which is bowling, is important. The game was half-won by Pakistan when Sarfaraz won the toss, but he tried hard to lose the match.”
Getting an invitation to bat first, India posted a mammoth total of 336/5 in 50 overs. In reply, Pakistan could only manage 212/6 in 40 overs in a rain-hit match.
“The mistakes committed by the Indian team during the Champions Trophy 2017 final were repeated by Pakistan yesterday and they became the victim of Karma,” said Akhtar in the video posted on his YouTube channel on Monday.
“Toss was very crucial and even if Pakistan had made 260, with their bowling, they could have defended it. So I think it was just brainless captaincy. It’s a very saddening and disheartening performance from the Pakistan team captain. I wanted to see shades of Imran Khan in him but it’s too late for him now,” lamented the Rawalpindi Express.
On May 31, the pace spearhead criticized Sarfaraz Ahmed on Pakistan’s humiliating defeat at the hands of West Indies in their opening match of the ongoing World Cup. The 43-year-old also commented on Sarfaraz Ahmed’s fitness, pointing out how Ahmed faced difficulties throughout the game behind the stumps.
