“Going To Get Thrashed Badly…”: Ex-Pakistan Star’s Dire Warning Ahead Of Cricket World Cup 2023 | Cricket News

Pakistan didn’t have a great outing within the Asia Cup 2023 because the Babar Azam-led aspect failed to succeed in the ultimate after two defeats within the Super 4 stage. While the loss in opposition to Sri Lanka got here after a close-fought encounter that was selected the final ball, they had been fully outplayed by India who beat them by 228 runs. It was a disappointing batting and bowling efficiency from the aspect and former Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal believes that if they don’t change their mentality earlier than the Cricket World Cup 2023, they’ll get “thrashed badly” by the opposite groups and particularly rivals India.

“Mohammed Shami is on the bench, he doesn’t play in this XI. That shows you it’s a complete bowling unit. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma are in form, Shubman Gill scored a century recently, so it looks a solid batting unit. I’ll just say that for the match we have on October 14, Pakistan team need to plan really well to put them under pressure,” Kamran stated on his official YouTube channel.

“If they play with the same mentality as the Asia Cup, and the way we played for the past three years, they’re going to get thrashed badly. They need to prepare really well.”

Meanwhile, Pakistan legends Javed Miandad and Misbah ul Haq on Tuesday defended Babar Azam, saying the captain shouldn’t be squarely blamed for the below-par efficiency.

Talking to the media, Miandad and Misbah each suggested the nation’s cricket authorities to not press the panic button. “Why blame Babar Azam only when the rest of the team didn’t perform as well in the Asia Cup matches against India and Sri Lanka,” Miandad stated.

Both the stalwarts, who’ve performed World Cups in India, additionally suggested the gamers to not let the considered taking part in the mega-event in India have an effect on them psychologically.

“Look our team is not as bad as it played in the Asia Cup. It has plenty of potential to do well in the World Cup. Only thing is how quickly our players cope and adjust to playing in Indian conditions before big crowds and in a country where they will encounter some hostility,” Miandad stated.

(With PTI inputs)