The day belonged entirely to India, with the events of the match flowing in their favor from the beginning. In Ahmedabad yesterday, there were almost 130,000 spectators present, and the overwhelming majority of them were supporting India. The opportunity to go to the stadium and watch the game was not available to Pakistani fans in large numbers.
Such an atmosphere has left the Pakistani team disappointed. They suffered a major setback, as India reached the target of 192 runs with just 117 balls and 7 wickets in hand. This loss for Pakistan has silenced their former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar, which is quite unusual. The former fast bowler, who was the only Pakistani in the gallery of lakhs of Indian supporters in Ahmedabad, has claimed that he could have silenced the entire Pakistan team.
The India-Pakistan match always generates extra excitement among fans. Shoaib was a part of this team in the past. This is why, at the end of the first innings, he posted a video on YouTube, and after the match, he posted another video. In the latter, he criticized the Pakistani batting order, and he had his reasons for this criticism.
Yesterday, Pakistan’s batting lineup collapsed from 155 runs for 2 wickets to 191 runs all-out. Within 36 runs, Pakistan lost the last 8 wickets. On the other hand, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma led the way with the bat, taking on the Pakistani bowlers. Shoaib believes that Rohit has taken revenge on the Pakistani bowlers like a child, given how he has been dismissed by them in the past two to three years.
Praising Rohit on his YouTube channel, Shoaib said, “The way Rohit Sharma played this innings, he has actually humiliated Pakistan. Over the last two or three years, the way they have dismissed him, Rohit has taken revenge. Pakistan thought they could beat India with just four batsmen, no middle-order, no spinner. This is impossible.”
To explain the difference between the two teams’ batsmen, Shoaib said, “There is a world of difference between our batsmen and India’s batsmen. Today, Pakistan’s bowlers have beaten India like children, which I couldn’t believe.”
Shoaib then added, “Brother, only Shoaib Akhtar can silence millions of people, not you.”
