Group India pacer Mohammed Shami took a dig at Shoaib Akhtar after Pakistan went down in opposition to England within the T20 World Cup 2022 closing on Sunday, November 13.
Looking for to seize their second T20 World Cup title, Pakistan have been left disillusioned as a superior England thumped them by 5 wickets on the Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG).
Despatched in to bat after dropping the toss, Pakistan have been held to 137/8. Their bowlers did give it their all, however Babar Azam and Co. ultimately needed to accept the runners-up tag.
Following the loss, former Pakistan quick bowler Akhtar took to his official Twitter deal with and shared a damaged coronary heart emoji.
Whereas sharing the previous pacer’s tweet, Shami commented:
“Sorry brother
It’s name karma 💔💔💔.”
Curiously, the Indian quick bowler’s submit additionally included three damaged coronary heart emojis.
Whereas the context of his submit was not instantly clear to cricket followers from Pakistan, Shami’s tweet was an obvious response to Akhtar’s dig on the Indian group after they succumbed to England within the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022 in Adelaide.
In certainly one of his tweets, the previous Pakistan speedster wrote in a considerably taunting tone:
“Bhaiyo aik bhi out nahi kero homosexual kya? (Brothers, will you not take a single wicket?)”
Group India did find yourself dropping the semi-final to England by 10 wickets as Alex Hales and Jos Buttler added an unbroken 170 after the Englishmen have been set a goal of 169.
“We fell 20 runs quick” – Pakistan skipper Babar Azam displays on defeat in T20 World Cup 2022 closing
Talking after the loss, Pakistan captain Babar admitted that they didn’t put sufficient runs on the board. He, nonetheless, hailed his group for making an unimaginable comeback after dropping the primary two matches within the Tremendous 12 spherical. Babar stated:
“Sure, we misplaced the primary two video games however how we got here within the final 4 video games was unimaginable. I simply advised the boys to play our pure sport, however we fell 20 runs quick and the boys fought properly with the ball.”
The opening batter admitted that dropping Shaheen Afridi in the direction of the tip of the sport was a setback, however conceded that such issues have been a part of the sport.
“Our bowling is likely one of the greatest assaults on this planet. Sadly Shaheen’s damage put us off, however that is a part of the sport,” Babar added.
Shaheen ended up bowling solely 2.1 overs after hurting himself within the area whereas taking a catch to dismiss Harry Brook.
In the meantime, Sam Curran was named Participant of the Ultimate for registering distinctive figures of three/12. In England’s chase, talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes guided the aspect to World Cup glory with 52* off 49 after a top-order wobble.