{"id":139306,"date":"2025-09-15T16:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/139306\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:54:11","slug":"stop-trying-to-be-shahid-afridi-from-ball-one-afridi-blasts-pakistan-after-india-hammer-them-in-asia-cup-2025-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/139306\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Stop trying to be Shahid Afridi from ball one’: Afridi blasts Pakistan after India hammer them in Asia Cup 2025 | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'StopShahid Afridi (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi<\/a> launched a scathing attack on the national side after their humiliating seven-wicket defeat to India in the Asia Cup 2025 Group A clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Visibly frustrated, Afridi did not hold back in his assessment of Pakistan\u2019s batting and bowling failures, singling out opener Saim Ayub for his reckless approach.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!<\/a>\u201cThese batsmen have to score runs to win matches,\u201d Afridi thundered during a discussion on Samaa TV. \u201cSaim Ayub should keep his mind cool, tell him to keep his mind cool. Look at the condition, look at the pitch, play the first ball. You are trying to become Shahid Afridi from the first ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The former all-rounder was equally unimpressed with the bowling unit, questioning the team management\u2019s decision to rest frontline pacers for such a high-stakes clash. \u201cThe genuine fast bowlers have been given rest. This half-hearted attack will not work against India. At the moment, there is not a single batsman in this team who can bring victory,\u201d Afridi added.<\/p>\n

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Pakistan\u2019s woes were compounded by their inability to handle India\u2019s spinners. Kuldeep Yadav<\/a>, Axar Patel, and Varun Chakaravarthy tied the batters in knots, with Kuldeep finishing with 3\/18. In all, Pakistan played 63 dot balls in their innings, collapsing to 127\/9 in 20 overs.Legendary pacer Wasim Akram<\/a> admitted Pakistan\u2019s young batters were completely outfoxed by Kuldeep\u2019s variations. \u201cThey can\u2019t read him. Sunny bhai himself said, unless and until you read him from the hand, you won\u2019t be able to understand that type of bowling. When they sweep against Kuldeep every second ball, it means you are not reading him,\u201d Akram said on Sony Sports.India, led by birthday boy Suryakumar Yadav\u2019s unbeaten 47, made short work of the target, sealing the victory in just 15.5 overs. Abhishek Sharma\u2019s explosive 31 off 13 balls set the tone for a dominant chase.Cricket great Sunil Gavaskar<\/a> added salt to Pakistan\u2019s wounds, bluntly calling them a \u201cPopatwadi team\u201d \u2014 a far cry, he said, from the proud Pakistan sides he grew up admiring.With Afridi, Akram, and Gavaskar all expressing deep concern, Pakistan\u2019s defeat has not only hurt their campaign but also sparked a debate about the very direction of their cricket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shahid Afridi (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi launched a scathing attack on the national…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139307,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[10223,1721,64873,38596,9318,21236,31954,38593,101,24063,56,54,55,30502],"class_list":{"0":"post-139306","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-asia-cup-2025","9":"tag-cricket","10":"tag-dubai-international-cricket-stadium","11":"tag-india-vs-pakistan","12":"tag-kuldeep-yadav","13":"tag-pakistan-cricket-team","14":"tag-saim-ayub","15":"tag-shahid-afridi","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-sunil-gavaskar","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom","20":"tag-unitedkingdom","21":"tag-wasim-akram"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}