Legendary Pakistan fast bowler, Shoaib Akhtar expressed surprise over India’s portable performance in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021, and said that the Indian team looks divided. Akhtar’s remarks came after Virat Kohli & his men suffered the second consecutive loss of the tournament against New Zealand on Sunday by 8 wickets.
It was India’s second straight defeat in the tournament, as the Kiwis comfortably chased down the total of 111 set up by India in just 14.3 overs. Team India had previously lost to arch-rivals Pakistan by 10 wickets, thus making it hard for them to qualify for the semifinals.
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Speaking in a video on his Youtube channel, Shoaib Akhtar said that there may be two camps within Team India, one of which may be against Kohli. The former fast bowler also said that everyone should respect the skipper as he is a great cricketer, despite him making some bad decisions in the first couple of matches.
Shoaib Akhtar elaborated, “Why I can see that there are two camps within the team? One is with the Kohli and one against Kohli. It’s crystal clear. The team is looking divided. I don’t know why this is happening. Maybe it’s because of his last T20 World Cup as a skipper. Maybe he made wrong decisions, which is true. But he’s a great cricketer, and we have to respect him.”
The former fast bowler also criticized the Indian team for their attitude against New Zealand, saying the players looked deflated after losing the toss.
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Shoaib Akhtar signed off saying, “Yes, criticism is important because they played bad cricket against New Zealand and had the wrong attitude. Yesterday, after they lost the toss, everyone’s heads were down. “They had no idea whatsoever. India, you only lost the toss by that time, not the whole match. They were just present there, and had no gameplan whatsoever.”
Inia will play their third match at the T20 World Cup against Afghanistan on Wednesday.
