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The Pakistan cricket team had a disappointing performance in the T20 World Cup 2024. The Babar Azam-led side was eliminated from the group stage of the tournament itself. During the group stage, the Pakistan team has suffered defeat at the hands of the USA and India. The defeat at the hands of the USA was a huge loss for the Pakistan team. The entire team was heavily criticized after this match. Although they won their matches against Canada and Ireland, it was not enough. As soon as Pakistan was eliminated from the T20 World Cup, it was criticized by both fans and experts and according to media reports, even head coach Gary Kirsten targeted the players over their fitness standards and lack of unity in the team.
Pakistan coach made big allegations
Kirsten had spoken to the team after their ouster from the T20 World Cup 2024 and reports claimed that he had told the cricketers that their fitness level was not up to the international level. Kirsten further said that despite playing so much cricket, no one knows which shot to play when. According to Pakistani media reports, Kirsten, who led India to the ODI World Cup win in 2011, did not hold back in assessing the team after their ouster from the ongoing T20 World Cup.
What did Gary Kirsten say?
According to the report quoting a senior journalist, Kirsten said that there is no unity in the Pakistan team. They call it a team, but it is not a team. They are not supporting each other. Everyone is isolated, left and right. I have worked with many teams, but I have never seen such a situation. Pakistan won their final group stage match against Ireland by three wickets on Sunday. Shaheen Afridi and Imad Wasim took three wickets each to restrict Ireland to just 106 runs. However, in response, Pakistan kept losing wickets at regular intervals and found themselves in trouble in the run chase. Babar Azam scored an unbeaten 32 to guide the team to victory.
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