T20 World Cup: 'Were you safe in UAE?' - Shoaib Akhtar takes dig at New Zealand after defeat to Pakistan
Previous Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar attacked the New Zealand cricket crew following their loss to Pakistan by five wickets on Tuesday in their T20 World Cup 2021 opener at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Discussing Pakistan's second back to back success in Group 2 of the Super 12 phase of the opposition on his YouTube channel, Akhtar taunted New Zealand, reviewing their choice to pull out from the respective series against the Babar Azam-drove side recently.
"Congrats to New Zealand that they didn't come to Pakistan however would you say you were protected in the UAE? We neglected to send security inside the field since we thought perhaps you wouldn't have a sense of security on the ground also," Akhtar said.
The meeting New Zealand group had deserted the visit hours before the initial game, refering to a security danger. The withdrawal hurt Pakistan's World Cup arrangements as England excessively pulled out of their visit. Babar, condemning the choice, said that Pakistan "consistently attempted to oblige the interests of the game however others essentially don't."
Pakistan, in the mean time, have crept nearer to the knockout phase of the World T20 in the UAE, with consecutive successes. They had before crushed India by a record 10 wickets, their first success against the most outstanding adversaries in Quite a while, to open their mission in style.
"Today, for a change, the entire of India was behind Pakistan to dominate the game. Since, in such a case that we were to lose today, and if India lose against New Zealand, they would have into genuine difficulty. Along these lines, we (Pakistan) saved you (India). We need you to come to the finals. What's more, we are prepared to take on you in the finals," Shoaib further added.
Pakistan will next be facing Afghanistan on Friday at the Dubai International Stadium.
