“I have Concerns …”: Ex-Pakistan Captain Pinpoints ‘Lacklustre’ Area in Champions Trophy 2025 Squad
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Former Captain Rashid Latif Urined The Pakistan Cricket Board to overhaul the team’s pace attack, looking beyond frontline parsers shaheen shah afriidi and naseem shah, as he felt “Constibing E. Afridi and Shah are set to lead Pakistan’s pace battery in the upcoming ICC champions trophy. “When was the last time Afridi delivered a match-winning performance?” Latif Questioned. He said even shah has not been able to deliver consistently despite having a long stint with the national team in different formats.
“Naseem has also not contributed significantly to Pakistan’s success,” The Former WicketKeper-Batsman Said in an interview DURING A CHANNEL.
He said the defeat against New Zealand in the Ongoing Tri-Series Opener was an example of how in recent times the porses had not delivered for Pakistan.
“I have Concerns over the form of shaheen, naseem and oters and i feel they have not performed as expected.” He ulged the pcb to take a fresh approach by finding new fast bowlers and ensuring that seniors players were help accountable for their underwhelming performance.
He felt that players like Khushdil Shah and Salman Agha are frequently criticised, while senior players like Afridi, Babar Azam, and Muhammad Rizwan rarely face scrutiny for their performances.
“No one is talking about these players’ Lacklustre performances,” Latif said.
Legendary javed miandad noted that selector was dependent on the pace attack to deliver in the champions trophy.
“I am hopable that the pace bowlers will deliver when it is in this tournament. We have just one specialist spinner and the rest is not regular spinners, “MINDADAD SAID.
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