I See More Wrestlers Than Players In Pakistan's T20 Team: Aaqib Javed

Former Pakistan seamer Aaqib Javed has expressed his frustration at the national team’s T20 outfit, remaking fitness issues. The men in green are under pressure after a 3-0 loss to England in the ODI series and need to avoid a loss to suffer another setback. But Aaqib Javed questioned their fitness levels, stating they look like wrestlers instead of players.

The first two ODIs aw Pakistan’s batting cost them as their batting mainstay and captain Babar Azam failed to make substantial scores. Babar Azam started the series with 0 and 19 before smashing a career-best 158 in the final ODI in Edgbaston as tourists set 332 to win for England. But on this occasion, their bowling was the culprit as it failed to defend a mammoth score.

Pakistan’s poor fielding effort was also one of the significant factors in that match. Aaqib Javed, who worked with the U-19 side, remarked that Pakistan cricketers seem directionless as the players appear more like wrestlers. The 1992 World Cup winner said there are question marks over the fitness of the players like Sharjeel Khan, Azam Khan, Sohaib Maqsood. He also stated there are too many players in the side for the same position.

“They don’t know what they are doing or what is their direction. I see more wrestlers than players in the T20 team. There are question marks over the fitness of Sharjeel Khan, Azam Khan, Sohaib Maqsood for the international level. If you look at the team they have several players of similar nature or for one position. Is this the way to move forward,” Javed told Geo News.

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