Pakistan’s untimely exit from the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2024 has sparked a firestorm on social media, with captain Babar Azam and his workforce going through widespread criticism. The controversy escalated following the emergence of a video displaying Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf in a confrontation with a fan, prompting a number of teammates to voice their assist for him. In response, former Pakistan batter Ahmed Shehzad launched a blistering assault, calling for gamers to finish their holidays overseas and return residence.
Ahmed Shehzad’s scathing critique
Shehzad, who has been vocal in his criticism of Babar and the workforce in latest weeks, condemned the gamers for backing Rauf fairly than apologizing to the followers. He expressed disappointment that the gamers selected to publish messages supporting Rauf as a substitute of taking accountability for the workforce’s poor efficiency within the World Cup.
“Whereas we totally condemn what occurred to Haris Rauf, it’s also essential that the posts put up by the gamers in assist of Haris ought to be taken away from the followers because of his poor efficiency within the World Cup. It ought to have been as an apology,” Shehzad wrote on X (previously Twitter).
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Requires accountability
Shehzad accused the under-fire Pakistani cricketers of trying to divert consideration from their failures by posting supportive messages. He demanded accountability from the gamers, emphasizing their lack of main achievements for Pakistan within the final 5 years.
“It could be good if these gamers would apologize to the nation, if these gamers could be ashamed, and if these gamers would return to Pakistan as a substitute of spending holidays in America, England, or Dubai. These posts by the gamers shouldn’t change the narrative and the followers ought to get solutions for the poor performances of the gamers,” added Shehzad.
Emphasis on collective success
Highlighting what he sees as a concentrate on private milestones over workforce success, Shehzad underscored the necessity for a shift in priorities amongst Pakistan’s gamers.
“Accountability is essential now. The identical group of gamers haven’t gained something for our nation within the final 5 years and so they have stored prioritizing private milestones fairly than the collective success of Pakistan,” Shehzad added additional.
