New Delhi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials on Saturday held a press conference to address the team’s performance in the T20 World Cup. Indian national cricket team went on to win the title. Pakistan selectors during the press conference… Aqib Javed Talked about the team’s results and also referred to the long-standing record against India in the ODI World Cup.Talking to former players of Pakistan. Misbah-ul-HaqSarfaraz Ahmed and Asad Shafiq, Javed said Pakistan should not use India’s record as an excuse.
“Not being able to beat India in the World Cup is no excuse, the result is 8-0, and even the best captains in the world have played from 1975 to 2026, so put that aside. One match in the Super 8 stage was lost due to rain, and we lost one match and nothing happened,” he said.“Against Sri Lanka, winning by that margin was unattainable. We only lost one match. We were only bowled out at net run rate. It’s too much of a problem to make. It’s a big problem, but not so big that our cricket is destroyed or we can’t compete anywhere in the world.”The debate also brought back the previous controversy surrounding the Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan. During the tournament, Shadab gave a strong response to criticism from former players after Pakistan’s defeat by India in Colombo. When asked about former cricketers remarks like Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Yousuf, pointed out that their teams have never beaten India in a World Cup, as Pakistan’s victory against India in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Shadab was part of the 2021 team.Former cricketers have their own opinion, they (former players) were legends, but they too could not achieve what we have. We have defeated India in the World Cup.The message contained nothing but disrespect for past players including Shadab’s father-in-law. Saqlain Mushtaq.Saqlain himself expressed disappointment at these remarks. “These were unwanted comments, and most of the players played with me. In fact, I am one of those who did not win an ICC event, but we won many big matches, Tests and ODIs for Pakistan,” Saqlain said on a Pakistani show.
