“Unprofessional…”: Ex-Pakistan Captain Blasts Pakistan Team Director Mickey Arthur For ‘Seemed BCCI Event’ Comment After World Cup Loss To India | Cricket News

After the India vs Pakistan Cricket World Cup match, which the Babar Azam-led facet misplaced, one remark which has gone viral got here from Pakistan Team Director Mickey Arthur. In the much-hyped India vs Pakistan conflict on the Cricket World Cup 2023, The hosts dominated each with the bowling and batting towards Babar Azam’s facet. Batting first, Pakistan had been all out for 191 with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav choosing two wickets every. India, boosted by good innings from Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer, reached the goal simply.

After the match ended, Pakistan Team Director Mickey Arthur gave a singular response. He talked about that the environment contained in the Narendra Modi Stadium didn’t really feel prefer it was ‘an ICC occasion’.

Arthur stated: “Look, I’d be lying if I said it didn’t. It didn’t seem like an ICC event to be brutally honest. It seemed like a bilateral series; it seemed like a BCCI event. I didn’t hear ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ coming through the microphones too often tonight.” Arthur, nonetheless, stated that the dearth of help within the crowd couldn’t be used an excuse for the group’s heavy loss to India.

“So yes, that does play a role, but I’m not going to use that as an excuse because for us it was about living the moment, it was about the next ball and it was about how we were going to combat the Indian, the Indian players tonight,” he added.

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has known as Mickey Arthur for his feedback. “That was totally uncalled for and unprofessional. It was something that was beyond his control and something he should be the last person to be worried about. His job is to motivate players, irrespective of the circumstances. It won’t have a good effect on the team if he makes such statements,” Salman Butt stated on his YouTube channel.

With PTI inputs