ICC T20 World Cup 2022: "Average People Make Average Decisions"- Shoaib Akhtar Fumes At Pakistan's T20 WC Selection

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar slammed team selector Mohammad Wasim just hours after the PCB announced its 15-man selection for the T20 World Cup in 2022.

In a scathing and snarky commentary on his YouTube channel, the former cricketer blasted the coaching staff, the captain, and several of the players.

Shoaib Akhtar turned his attention to Pakistan’s team selection for the T20 World Cup and criticized the PCB for choosing an unimpressive group. Commentary from The Rawalpindi Express

“It is unrealistic to expect ordinary individuals to make remarkable decisions. The Pakistan cricket team’s tale is presented here. Which team has been chosen by the Pakistani board? The main selector’s choice will be average if he is average.”

“Pakistan’s problem was its middle-order. They (PCB) said they would sort it out. What they meant was, ‘we would make such a bad decision that we would not change the middle-order at all.”

Shoaib Akhtar criticizes Pakistan’s head coach Saqlain Mushtaq’s abilities:

Shoaib Akhtar, a former fast bowler for Pakistan, has questioned Saqlain Mushtaq’s abilities to serve as the team’s head coach. He notably drew a note of the fact that the former off-spinner had retired from international cricket before the T20I format’s big-stage debut.

The first T20I was played in 2005, one year after Saqlain’s final international game. After Misbah-ul-Haq resigned in September of last year, the 45-year-old was named interim coach. He is still in control of the group.