Ahmad Shahzad Criticizes Pakistan Cricket Team’s Performance in T20 World Cup 2024
New Delhi, India – Former Pakistan cricketer Ahmad Shahzad has expressed his disappointment with the Pakistan cricket team’s performance in the T20 World Cup 2024. He accused some players of trying to hide their poor performance by holding unnecessary press conferences and using religion as an excuse.
In the T20 World Cup 2024, Pakistan finished their campaign with a three-wicket win over Ireland in Florida during the Group Stage. However, this win was not enough to advance to the Super 8 stage, as India and USA from Group A moved forward.
Ahmad Shahzad took to his official X account to voice his concerns. He stated, “It is really disappointing that some players are hiding their poor performance in the World Cup by holding unnecessary press conferences and playing the religion card. Where does religion go when they lie about their fitness and when they admit they were acting on the field? Does religion teach you to deceive others and lie in the field? You are paid to perform on the field and you join the grouping in the team instead. Religion teaches us to fulfill our responsibility with full determination and not to lie about our suffering. Some spokespeople for these players want them to be given another chance, but why? This is the Pakistan team and it is not their home team where they can play. If they want another chance they can make their own team and play with their friends but not for Pakistan cricket team anymore.”
Shahzad also emphasized that he will ensure fans get their answers and that serious actions are taken against these players. He added, “We will not let PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi forget the big surgery he promised. Some players of the Pakistani team are now even mocking the chairman’s statement because they don’t care. But we will make sure that fans get their answers and action is taken against these players. We have taken a stand and we will not back down until this Pakistan team is back on the right track.”
Pakistan, placed in Group A, suffered consecutive defeats against co-hosts USA and their rival India. They managed to secure wins against Canada and Ireland, but it was insufficient to advance to the Super 8 stage, as they ended in third place in their group, missing out on net-run-rate.
