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I had a short conversation with both (Rohit and Shami) of them, and they seemed quite at ease with how things went. From what I know, there doesn't appear to be any problem,
Shreyas Iyer said following IND vs PAK CT 2025 match
I knew this is going to happen. If you play cricket from 1980-90 mindset in 2025 then you will definitely lose the game. According to me after 2017 whatever ICC events have come, there is nothing for Pakistan but we always talk about our preparations. We don’t know which team to play in our home conditions. We didn’t attack during the time of our bowling. If you have to win against big teams you have to play with an attacking approach,
Shahid Afridi said while speaking on Samaa TV
People say that the team doesn’t have a system where players are selected through favouritism, but they do. We’ve seen it. We know everything. We’ll tell the truth to the whole world unless we feel that you’re going towards the right direction. There was only one sport left in Pakistan. That was cricket. Today, that has also finished,
Ahmed Shehzad said while speaking at the show on Geo.tv
I request PCB that PSL should not be a criteria for national team selection. The top performers from domestic Cricket should be your priority and not the PSL,
Mohammed Amir said
There is a time for everything. Is there no one to tell him what are you doing? Look at the match situation, you are under the cosh and you are celebrating as if you have taken 5 wickets,
Akram said
Truth is our players were under pressure even before the match began. Look at their body language, not one of them appeared to be in a mood to dominate Indian bowlers,
he saidAll former captains and players who have given service to the country need to sit together independent of the PCB and give a proper blueprint for how to revive Pakistan cricket,
he saidExcept for one performance I don't recall Babar ever coming good against India,
he saidLet's be honest, they are just not good enough. Enough of Babar Azam and comparisons with Kohli. No comparison,
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Thank you for inviting me over here to give the medal to the special player who created the magic moment as we always talk about Axar Patel,
said Dhawan
If you want to wake up Virat Kohli just tell him that you have a match against Pakistan."
On Sunday just before the start of the ICC Champions Trophy match in Dubai, a journalist asked Akhtar about Kohli's form and he saidAmrish Puri did not bother Shah Rukh Khan as much in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge as Virat Kohli troubled Pakistan,
he saidWe did not play well in all three departments and that is why this result has come and we have to accept this,
Shakeel told reportersSome things did not go in our favour,
said spinner Abrar Ahmed, but agreed with ShakeelWe are losing wickets in bunches and are not building big partnerships,
he saidWe had a lot of hopes from our team that they will play well. We thought that they would reach a score of at least 315, but they did not even reach 250. Even if we lost, they should have at least stopped Kohli's century. If they could not bat well, they could have saved the match by bowling properly. I request the PCB to give a chance to new faces so that our team may improve...,
a fan said
The performance was very poor even in fielding. They should undergo better training, and there should be some accountability for playing with the sentiments of the people...,
another fan saidAnother ... Dear ICC, I have a request for you. Please place Pakistan and India in separate groups for ICC events. Watching this yearly humiliation has driven us insane.”
In a viral video, the fan, identified as Siddique, expressed his frustration, saying
If that's not possible, could you at least give Pakistan fans a share of the profits from these high-profile matches? So that we can take care of our own treatment"
He saidI think it's good that the tournament can go on, but obviously it does give them (India) a huge advantage playing on the same ground. They already look very strong and they've got that obvious benefit of playing all their games there,
he said