New Delhi: Following their crushing defeat by the hands of Afghanistan in ICC ODI World Cup 2023, Pak captain Babar Azam and his team are facing brutal trolling from netizens all over Social media.
Amidst this, Ex-Pakistani cricketer Mohamad Yousuf has made a shocking claim about Babar Azam and said that he has heard that the cricketer cried a lot after the men in Green’s humiliating defeat against Afghanistan in Chennai on Monday.
Babar Azam cried
‘I heard Babar Azam cried after the defeat against Afghanistan last night. It’s not only Babar’s fault, the entire team and management is involved. We are with Babar Azam in this tough time and the entire nation is with him’ – Mohammad Yousuf 💔💔 #CWC23 #PAKvsAFG pic.twitter.com/UzNCzDVfxy
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) October 24, 2023
Speaking about Pakistan’s loss, Yousuf, in a sports show, decided not to blame Babar and his captaincy for the team’s worsening performance in the World Cup and said that it’s the team management that should be under scanner for Pakistan’s disappointing performance in the multinational tournament.
Yousuf said, “I have heard that Babar Azam cried on the night when Pakistan was defeated by Afghanistan. I stand with him in this hard time and the entire country is with him as well.”
Defeat is part of the game. The same team has done so much for Pakistan’s cricket. The boys need us now. They will bounce back with confidence & support by the nation. BACK UP OUR VERY OWN GREEN SHIRTS.
cluck the link below & watch it in full#PakistanCricketTeam #PAKvAFG
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Babar Azam in post-match press conference
Previously, after Pakistan’s nightmarish performance against Afghanistan in the 22nd fixture of the ICC World Cup, heartbroken Babar Azam spoke to the media and came down heavy on his team’s failure in all three aspects of the game.
He said ” I hope we will learn from here (loss against Afghanistan) and try to improve our performance in the coming games”
“We will try to take positives from here as every match is with a different team and thus needs a specific plan for every match “, the cricketer added further in the post-match conference.
Afghanistan’s historical victory against Pakistan
Naara-e-Takbir! ☝️#AfghanAtalan | #CWC23 | #AFGvPAK | #WarzaMaidanGata
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 23, 2023
For the unaware, the Babar-led Pakistani team suffered their third consecutive defeat in the ICC ODI World Cup after underdog Afghanistan effortlessly chased down the challenging target of 283 to complete their second upset of the tournament In Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Riding high on the half-centuries of their Top 4 batsman Ibrahim (87) Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65), Rahmat Shah (77*), and Skipper Hasmatullah Shahidi (48*), Afghanistan managed to win the game with 8 wickets to spare and made history by achieving their first ODI Trump against Pakistan in the history of cricket.
