'Victory Against India Damaged Us': Ex-Pakistan Captain Gives Bizarre Verdict

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Former Pakistan cricket group skipper Mohammad Yousuf believes that the nationwide group’s present disaster resulted from one of many largest wins of their historical past. Yousuf stated that Pakistan’s 10-wicket victory over India on the T20 World Cup 2021 in Dubai was one of many predominant causes behind the group’s present troubles. He defined that some gamers began feeling that that they had achieved one thing large due to the win and the captaincy race additionally created points contained in the dressing room. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan impressed as Pakistan chased down 152 with out dropping a single wicket to clinch the match towards India. Nonetheless, round 5 years later, Yousuf believes that the victory really turned out to be an issue.

“That match which we gained towards India in 2021, that broken us so much. As a result of after that victory, gamers began to assume that that they had achieved one thing large. They could not perceive what they needed to do subsequent,” Yousuf informed Samaa TV.

“When you find yourself performing nicely, you must keep humble. Should you behave along with your collar raised, and get disrespectful, issues will arrive. And a whole lot of them have arrived in Pakistan cricket,” he added.

Yousuf spoke at size concerning the points over captaincy that has additionally plagued the aspect just lately.

“Everybody within the group was making an attempt to change into the captain of the Pakistan group. The implications are nonetheless hurting Pakistan cricket,” he stated.

The ex-Pakistan captain additionally believes that the nationwide aspect has not carried out nicely within the current previous and even pointed on the ODI and T20 World Cups in addition to the Asia Cup performances.

“There was horrible cricket. The PCB has been supporting you all through. So many coaches have come and gone, so many issues have modified simply to attempt to assist the Pakistan group. However no participant has stood up and brought duty.”