Don't Expect Extraordinary Things From Average Pakistan Players - Shoaib Akhtar

1. 'Don't expect extraordinary things from average Pakistan players': Shoaib Akhtar On Sunday, Pakistan were outplayed in all the three departments by the Men in Blue who won their crucial World Cup tie by 89 runs (DLS method) at Old Trafford.

2. Cricket World Cup 2019» Former speedster Shoaib Akhtar is utterly disappointed and dejected after Pakistan's crushing defeat to India in the ongoing World Cup, and has asked fans not to expect "extraordinary things from average Pakistan players". On Sunday, Pakistan were outplayed in all the three departments by the Men in Blue who won their crucial World Cup tie against the arch-rivals by 89 runs (DLS method) at the Old Trafford. Put into bat, India posted a mammoth 336/5. In reply, Pakistan could only muster 212/6 in 40 overs as rain stopped play. He went all guns blazing at skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed and termed him as a "brainless captain" for opting to field after winning the toss. "I can't understand how Sarfaraz can be so brainless. How could he forget that we don't chase very well. Knowing our strength, which is bowling, is important. The game was half-won by Pakistan when Sarfaraz won the toss, but he tried hard to lose the match," said Akhtar. "Toss was very crucial and even if Pakistan had made 260, with their bowling, they could have defended it. So I think it was just brainless captaincy. It's a very saddening and disheartening performance from the Pakistan team captain. I wanted to see shades of Imran Khan in him but it's too late for him now," lamented the former speedster. The 43-year-old further singled out pacer Hasan Ali - who went for 84 off his 9 overs - and said he felt Hasan was only interested in playing T20s and the Pakistan Super League (PSL) while not putting enough... continue reading full story