Legendary quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar vented out his frustration after Pakistan misplaced their World Cup recreation in opposition to Australia in Bengaluru on Friday. Akhtar stated he was “thoroughly disappointed” with the shortage of starvation and need throughout the crew. Pakistan captain Babar Azam didn’t play an enormous knock as soon as once more, drawing criticism from all corners. He managed simply 18 runs in 14 balls after getting off to begin. Akhtar feels Babar wants to attain in opposition to massive groups to justify the “big player” tag.

“Babar Azam is a great player, but again, you need to play a great innings. You can’t make yourself a big name by not scoring against big teams. If you want to prove that you are a big player, you have to score runs in big games. You shouldn’t lose hope,” Akhtar stated on his YouTube channel.

Leg-spinner Usama Mir dropped David Warner within the fifth over off Shaheen Afridi‘s supply and Pakistan needed to pay the worth as Warner went on to smash an excellent 163 off 124 balls.

Akhtar lashed out on the administration, and questioned whether or not Pakistan actually should play within the semi-finals of the World Cup.

“To bring Iftikhar as the first change (in bowling), Usama Mir’s dropped catch, all this is beyond my understanding. What is the management thinking? Pakistan’s (semi-final) chances are looking grim. You still have to play England, New Zealand and South Africa. I have a question. Does this Pakistan team deserve to play in the semi-finals? Thoroughly disappointed,” he added.

Centuries from Warner and Mitchell Marsh (121) took Australia to a mammoth goal of 367/9. In reply, Pakistan have been bowled out on 305.

This was Pakistan’s second defeat in 4 video games to date, having additionally misplaced to India final week.

Australia, alternatively, are again on observe after registering back-to-back wins. They had misplaced their first two video games to India and South Africa, respectively.