Summary Imran Khan lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - Dismayed by yesterday’s performance of Pakistan cricket team, legendary Pakistan cricketer Imran Khan described the loss against India in Champions Trophy 2017 as painful.
“As a sportsman I know winning & losing are part of the game but it’s painful to watch Pak being thrashed by India without putting up a fight,” Khan said in a message posted on Twitter.
As a sportsman I know winning & losing are part of the game but it s painful to watch Pak being thrashed by India without putting up a fight
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 4, 2017
The cricketer-turned-politician also went on to hit out at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management in a series of tweets:
Unless Pak cricket structure is totally revamped/reformed, despite an abundance of talent the gap between Pak & India will keep increasing
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 4, 2017
And we will keep facing disappointment by defeats such as the one today. https://t.co/noxfc7srWN
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 4, 2017
Pak cricket cannot be fixed if the Chairman of the PCB is not appointed on professional merit.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 4, 2017
India thrashed Pakistan by 124 runs in the arch-rivals’ Champions Trophy opener at Edgbaston on Sunday.
Pakistan, set a revised target of 289 in 41 overs following three rain interruptions, finished on 164, with injured last man Wahab Riaz unable to bat as India won with 44 balls to spare.
India had previously piled up 319 for three in 48 overs after Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss.
Rohit Sharma top-scored with 91 and put on 136 for the first wicket with Shikhar Dhawan (68).
India captain Virat Kohli made 81 not out, sharing a quickfire third-wicket stand with Yuvraj Singh (53) as Pakistan paid a heavy price for dropping both batsmen.
India plundered 72 runs in their final four overs as Pakistan’s attack wilted in what is cricket’s most high-profile fixture, with an estimated television audience of a billion in addition to a capacity crowd of 24,000 that created a raucous atmosphere at Edgbaston.
(with inputs from AFP)
