- After Pakistan’s defeat at the hands of India in the Champions Trophy, former Pakistan team legend Wasim Akram reprimanded the bowlers. Along with this, he also made a statement about the 2026 World Cup which Pak fans will not be able to tolerate.
Wasim Akram: Pakistan team, which boasted of defeating India in the Champions Trophy, has lost by 6 wickets. Along with the victory, Team India has almost eliminated the host country Pakistan from the tournament. Pakistan fans have not yet forgotten the pain of being defeated by India and being eliminated from the tournament former Pakistani great Wasim Akram has said a very shocking thing about the World Cup 2026.
Wasim Akram gave a piece of his mind to Pakistan bowlers
Wasim Akram criticized Pakistan’s bowlers a lot. He has described Pakistan’s bowling as worse than America’s and Oman’s. This, while giving his reaction to this, he said,
“Enough is enough. You have made them stars. In the last five ODIs, Pakistan bowlers have managed to take 24 wickets at an average of 60. That is, 60 runs per wicket. Our average is worse than Oman and USA. Pakistan’s bowling average is the second worst among the 14 teams playing ODIs.”
At the same time, raising questions on the team selection, Wasim Akram said, Chairman Sahab, please call the captain, selection committee, and coach and ask them what kind of selection they have made. Did Khushdil Shah and Salam Agha ever look in a position to take wickets? I have been shouting for weeks that this team is not good, but the chairman said that he has made the best team.
Pak legend gave a statement regarding World Cup 2026
The Pakistan team has lost one after the other to New Zealand and then to the Indian team. Due to this, the defending champion team is being criticized a lot. Former Pakistani veteran player Wasim Akram also criticized the team a lot. Talking about this in the ‘Dressing Room’ show, he said,
“Difficult steps need to be taken. We have been playing old fashioned white ball cricket for centuries. There is a need for change. Include fearless cricketers, young players in the team. If you have to make five-six changes, please do. You will keep losing for the next six months. That’s fine, but start building a team for the 2026 World T20 right now.”
However, if the condition of the Pakistan team and the attitude it has adopted remains the same, then it will have to face defeat against India again. The big reason behind this is that these days the players of the Indian team bat in an aggressive style and along with scoring maximum runs in fewer balls, they also know how to take wickets in bowling.
Pakistan will pray for India’s victory!
Pakistan may have lost two matches in the group stage. But the team’s journey is not over yet. Pakistan’s team is now dependent on other teams for the semi-finals. Pakistan would like Bangladesh to defeat New Zealand on 24 February. Then it should achieve a big win against Bangladesh, so that the net run rate improves and then Pakistan would like the Indian team to win against New Zealand on 2 March.