Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik criticized Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq’s below-average batting performance in the ongoing ODI World Cup in India. The southpaw hasn’t been able to get his team off to a good start on the power play and has been poor with the bat so far in the tournament.
A surprise defeat for the men in green came on Monday when Afghanistan defeated Pakistan in the 2023 World Cup. The first loss against Afghanistan has severely damaged Pakistan’s chances of reaching the semi-finals of the mega event to be held in India.
On the Pavilion show on YouTube channel A Sports, Shoaib Malik expressed concern over Imam-ul-Haq’s poor batting average in the tournament and why his batting is the talk of the town in Pakistan. The team asked if it would be possible. He also recalled a tweet about Pakistan his team’s friendship and empathy during the 2022 T20 World Cup.
“When he scored runs consistently at the same strike rate, there were no sixes and maybe two fours. We were okay as a nation. Why were we okay this time? Why didn’t we care? If you recall, I was the one who tweeted it. Everyone remembers it now. I tweeted: “When do we abandon friendships and favors?” “God helps the honest man,” Malik said.
“I talked “in tweets” about everything about the system. If I were a diplomat, I wouldn’t shoot myself in the foot when the World Cup (2022 T20 World Cup) squad was announced. It was about the whole infrastructure. And I stand by my tweet,” Shoaib Malik added.
Imam-ul-Haq has made a good start in the tournament but has so far failed to capitalize on his opportunities. Imam has scored only 150 runs for him at the top of the order in his five matches so far, but the openers for other teams have been exceptional and helped the team get a good start to the innings. Ta.
