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Pakistan have been eliminated from the round-robin stage of the ODI World Cup 2023. The 1992 Cricket World Cup champions gave a poor account of themselves as they finished their campaign with only four wins in nine matches. The Babar Azam-led side had a below-par show at the prestigious tournament, which has invited a lot of backlash from many former cricketers. Former Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik slammed the team management and the cricket board for not having a bigger pool of players like Team India, who even had a backup plan despite facing a crucial injury.
Reflecting on Pakistan's poor show in Cricket World Cup 2023, Wasim Akram and Shoaib Mailk expressed their disappointment. The former international cricketers felt that Afghanistan played better cricket than the Babar Azam-led side at the mega event. Pakistan failed to enter the semi-finals of the tournament after ending at the fifth spot in the ten-team points table. They lost five of their nine matches played in the league stage and that also included one against Afghanistan -- an eight wicket defeat that played a crucial role in Pakistan's elimination.
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram was critical Pakistani players, among the current crop, for acting as pundits on TV. Akram's dig was direceted towards veteran all-rounder Imad Wasim and pacer Mohammad Amir. While Imad last played an ODI back in 2020, Amir has retired from international cricket the same year, citing poor treatment from the management. Akram said that some players should focus more on playing domestic cricket, rather than sitting on TV shows.
The Indian cricket team is unstoppable at the Cricket World Cup. On Sunday, the Rohit Sharma-led side defeated South Africa to register an eighth straight win the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023. Batting first, India notched a huge total of 326/5 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Then Indian bowlers continued their fiery show to dismiss the Proteas for just 83 as India romped home to a 243-win. With the win, the Indian cricket team is assured of a top finish in the round-robin stage at the Cricket World Cup 2023.
India became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup after hammering Sri Lanka by 302 runs at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Thursday. While Indian pacers ripped through Sri Lanka's batting and bowled them out for just 55 runs, star batter Shreyas Iyer's return to form was the highlight of India's dominant win. Iyer, who has been under the scanner for a string of low scores in the tournament, slammed 82 runs off just 56 balls, hitting six sixes and three fours. Iyer silenced his critics and former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was impressed with the intent shown by the batter, and said he wasn't concerned about his himself during the match.
Legendary pacer Wasim Akram has indirectly slammed former Pakistan batter Hasan Raza for claiming that India are getting different balls to get more seam and swing than other teams in the ICC World Cup 2023. Raza, during a discussion on ABN News, claimed that the Indian bowlers are getting different balls, and urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to inspect the balls used by the Rohit Sharma-led side. On being asked about the same, Akram gave a detailed answer to bury the controversial debate.
As India took on Sri Lanka, marquee batter Virat Kohli put in another resounding display on the 22-yard strip but missed out on his 49th ODI century. Though Kohli fell a little short of reaching the triple-digit score, he didn't fail to impress Pakistan legend Wasim Akram with his performance at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Akram, who has been working as a pundit since the start of the World Cup, lavished a big praise on Kohli, calling him 'best in the world' while also backing him to break Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI tons.