Srinagar: Pakistan were completely outplayed by India in the World cup 2023 clash in Ahmedabad on Friday and after match Pakistan skipper Babar Azam was seen receiving signed shirt from Virat Kohli.
The gesture from Virat Kohli and Babar Azam happy to recieve shirt in public hasn’t gone well with Pakistan legend Wasim Akram.
In a chat on A-Sports, Akram criticised Babar for getting t-shirts from Kohli on the field, in front of cameras, with the visual being played repeatedly on television sets across the globe.
“That’s what I exactly said when I saw the picture [getting the shirts publicly, not privately],” Akram said. “Today was not the day to do this. If you want to do it – (agar chache ke puttar ne keh diya hai ki t-shirt chahiye kohli ki) if your uncle’s son has asked you to get Kohli’s shirt – then do it after the game in the dressing room,” he said.
After the game, Babar admitted that his team was far from convincing in the match. While Pakistan’s target was 280-290 runs, they could only reach 191.
“We started well. Good partnership between me and Imam. We wanted to play normal cricket (me and Rizwan). Suddenly we had a collapse and didn’t finish well. The way we started, wanted to target 280-290. With the new ball we are not upto the mark. The way Rohit is playing – he played an outstanding innings,” he said after the match.
