Pakistan were on Sunday dominated for a second-consecutive time in Asia Cup 2018 by arch-rivals India, who cruised their way to a 9-wicket win in Super Four stage of the tournament at Dubai International Stadium.
Read: India thrash Pakistan in one-sided contest
Indian supporters roared as deafening silence overpowered the Pakistani side. Sunday’s battle was pretty much a replay of the group-stages; Pakistan won the toss, batted first, choked under-pressure, crawled their way to a minimal total, dropped catches and the bowling did not fire.
The performance was below-par. So much so that India’s only wicket fell via a run-out and so much so that the fans now hope that Pakistan loses to Bangladesh so they do not have to face a treble of disappointments at the hands of India – who have qualified for the final and are waiting for their opponent.
Fingers are pointed towards captain Sarfaraz Ahmad, who is being heavily criticised for failing to lead from the front. People believe Sarfaraz is a bit too vocal and ‘insulting’ to his players and has no right to scold someone unless he starts to perform better.
It is clear that Pakistani supporters are not happy. Scores of the lovers of the green-team and the game have tweeted their disappointments in a range of emotions. Some have been aggressively critical, while others have been more humourous than angry.
Lack of squad depth and ill-suited players are reason why Pakistan team is absolute shambles, believes this Twitter users
https://twitter.com/AsharJawad/status/1043904786070982656
Veterans Muhammad Hafeez and Azhar Ali’s experience would have strengthened the team. Can not only depend on youth, believes this user
Mickey actually thinks we can win with this young team based on ct17?
But we had azhar hafeez malik also in that tournament
You cant expect these youngesters to adept that quickly— em (@needonegoalfc) September 23, 2018
Missing Misbah-ul-Haq already?
Aik Misbah ka zamana hota tha, 230 runs bana kar usko defend bhe karletay thay. Greatest captain in the history of Pakistan Cricket 😞
— Ahmed (@AhmedDamn) September 23, 2018
Bollywood and Cricket go hand-in-hand, don’t they?
Ground mai Rohit Rohit horaha hai, Kaho na pyaar hai ka concert wala scene yaad agaya.
— Saj (@SajwarShah) September 23, 2018
This user was not pretty impressed by Aamir Sohail’s commentary skills
https://twitter.com/DaPakiGuy/status/1043873056068947968
Shoaib Malik has been the star of the tournament thus far, and this meme pretty much sums it up
Malik carrying team Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/3ztI9na73A
— Shumail (@Shumyl) September 23, 2018
And Twitter is totally not impressed by Sarfaraz Ahmad. He has been subjected to memes, harsh comments, criticism, while some also demand his resignation as captain
https://twitter.com/WaizArd20/status/1043906305281478657
https://twitter.com/Imrangul86/status/1043218747547254784
Sarfaraz is not learning from mistakes, He should be told where he is going wrong #PakvsIndia
— Rana Saud (@RanaSaud20) September 23, 2018
Pakistani Fans waiting for #Sarfaraz and other palyers😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/XcHh9I6kfz
— 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐖𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐢 (@Abdmomin191) September 23, 2018
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