'Stupid, immature, foolish': Shoaib Akhtar apologises for blasting New Zealand mid-rant

Shoaib Akhtar lashed out at New Zealand team after y once again blew it despite being in driver's seat during fifth and final T20I at Bay Oval on Sunday. By virtue of this loss, hosts suffered a 0-5 whitewash in T20I series.

''Wow! It's amazing. In five T20Is, you tied two of m and over here you once again blew it away despite required rate being less than a run-a-ball. One tie is indeed foolish, but second tie is literally height of foolishness. I mean I am really angry to see what brand of cricket y are playing and New Zealand please forgive me'', said a gutted Shoaib Akhtar on his Youtube channel.

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Rawalpindi Express' n mentioned that it was disheartening to see New Zealand playing foolish cricket. He also added that overall result would have been 3-2 had Black Caps shown some maturity and played with a cautious approach. 

''It is a stupid brand of cricket that I have seen from New Zealand and y need to be criticized for this as much as possible. y played like kids. In fact, kids do t play like this. ir middle-order was really immatured and had thought process whatsoever. You need to score 50 runs with 40 balls in hand but still, you gave up. I really fail to understand what y are doing'', he added.

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India register a clean sweep

India defeated New Zealand by 7 runs to register a rare 5-0 series win away from home on Sunday. Unlike previous two games, 'Men in Blue’ won more comfortably at Bay Oval in 5th T20I. India’s latest triumph means that New Zealand were handed ir first whitewash defeat at home since ir 0-2 defeat to England in 2008.

A distraught New Zealand side got off to a horrendous start in ir run-chase, losing 3 wickets for just 17 runs on board. Playing in his 100th T20I, veteran batsman Ross Taylor anchored innings with a 47-ball 53 before his departure in 18th over.

Apart from a single Shivam Dube over which accounted for 34 runs, ‘Black Caps’ never got going and could only score 156-9 to hand India a 7-run win. This is also ir first-ever clean sweep in a T20I series as well. Jasprit Bumrah was adjudged Man of Match while KL Rahul was named Man of Series. 

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