‘I cannot understand why he did that, not a wise decision’: Shoaib Akhtar slams Rohit Sharma’s captaincy | Cricket-world-cup News
After India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first in the widely anticipated Cricket World Cup match against arch-rivals Pakan, former Pak speedster Shoai Akhtar questioned the decision and called it a wrong move.
“Rohit Sharma won the toss, and he chose to bowl on such a good wicket. I cannot understand why he did that. It was not a wise decision and certainly was a wrong decision,” said Shoaib Akhtar on X.
“I am happy that Pakan got to bat. It is a ‘paataa’ wicket, and I think India have given Pakan a chance to score some big runs,” he added.
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Pakan has fielded an unchanged side from its previous win over Sri Lanka.
India and Pakan have won both their opening matches. The hosts beat Australia in their opener and Afghanan on Wednesday while Pakan easily beat the Netherlands in its opener and then needed a World Cup-record run chase to overcome Sri Lanka.
Pakan has never beaten India at the Cricket World Cup. Even when Pakan won its only title in 1992 it lost to India in Sydney. The trend continued in 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2015 and 2019. The 7-0 score line is a huge topic of contention among the rival fans.
