Published: Jun 08, 2024, 05:17 PM (IST)
Edited: Jun 08, 2024, 05:27 PM (IST)
USA’s historic win over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup match in Dallas has become the talk of the town. On one hand, wishes are pouring in from all over the world for the World Cup debutants while on the other hand, Babar Azam and Co. are facing severe criticism for their dismal show. Many former cricketers from different countries slammed the 2009 champions and also questioned Babar’s captaincy during the forgettable match against USA. The veteran, Sanjay Manjrekar also had quite a lot to say on Pakistan’s dismal performance against USA.
“So early to reach such a peak as far as international cricket is concerned, winning this game. You have got one team like USA reaching Mt. Everest while Pakistan have really hit rock bottom. I have not seen a worse performance from Pakistan. This is not just about the defeat. The review, the Super Over from Mohammad Amir, the misfields when the pressure was on. It hurts me to see this because when I played against Pakistan they were world champions, they have hit rock bottom now,” Manjrekar said on Star Sports.
He also went on to compare Pakistan’s players to club-level players. “They have seen a few dips over the years. Pakistan being upset is actually a story in itself. India does not feature even once in the list of upsets in the T20 World Cup 2024. The quality of cricket that Pakistan have played today, they looked like club level players,” said Manjrekar.
Pakistan went on to lose the match against USA in the super over where Mohammad Amir conceded 18 runs in his over with 7 of those runs coming from wide balls. In reply, Pakistan could only manage to score 13 runs in their over which saw USA win the match by 5 runs.
Pakistan will be looking to get back to winning ways in their next match which will be against arch-rivals, India on Sunday in New York.
