A day after all-rounder Imad Wasim cut short his brief return to international cricket, pacer Mohammed Amir joined his former teammate to walk into the sunset after his final appearance for Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup in June.
Hours after that debacle, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to reconstruct the selection committee.
“This debacle, a sort of a confidence crisis, started during the Asia Cup when India bashed our pacers on seaming conditions and then the secret was out to the world that the only way to counter this line-up was to attack,” Raja said.
The narrow margins have cost Gary Kirsten’s team, which could very easily be two from two and more-than-likely confirmed starters in the second round. Instead the team now finds itself in a desperate situation to avoid a first round exit, with themselves to blame.
While Azam is not new to being trolled on social media, he, actually, prefers to use the abuse to fire his motivation.
Pakistan's biggest concern is the poor form of pace spearhead Mohammed Amir.
Much to the surprise of Indian fans, after getting repeatedly called, Shoaib Malik turned towards the crowd and waved at them.
Veteran Malik scored 78 off 90 balls and added an invaluable 107 runs for the fourth wicket with skipper Sarfraz Ahmed (44 off 66 balls) to enable Pakistan post a fighting total.
Part-time spinner Kedar Jadhav has a knack of picking up crucial wickets and the Indian batsman attributes his golden touch to not bowling much in the nets.
Rohit plundered 52 runs off 39 deliveries, hitting six boundaries and three sixes along the way.
