Shoaib Akhtar slams PCB for 'not adequately supporting' U-19 side post semis loss to India

Shoaib Akhtar congratulated Pakistan U-19 team for having reached semi-finals where ir campaign ended at hands of arch-rivals India. However, he also said that ir efforts were t up to mark. He also urged youngsters t to get demoralized by loss and to learn from ir mistakes. neless, pace icon slammed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for t supporting U-19 side adequately.

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Akhtar lashes out at PCB

''What I liked about Indian team is that y looked very matured. But why are y matured? y are matured because ir coach is matured. Whom should one rope in order to coach an U-19 team? best coach. When Rahul Dravid (who  had coached India to ir record fourth U-19 title in 2018) is paid Rs.5 Crores n he will come forward. When you want to bring big people n you will have to reward m handsomely as well. 

Younis Khan had gone to ask for a job. He was offered job but y (PCB) bargained with him. What did y bargain? You take only Rs.13 lakh instead of 15 after which he backed out with disappointment. Is this how you treat your stars?'', wondered Shoaib Akhtar on his Youtube channel.

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Akhtar on Pak's poor on-field performance

 ''Pakistan missed trick. After winning toss, y should have invited India to bat first which y didn't. Secondly, patic fielding by Pakistan. Absolutely patic fielding. I mean you cant dive, and t field well. Looks foolish. Only Ijaz Ahmed was best fielder of Pakistan side. w, you really have to think where do you want to head'', said Shoaib Akhtar on his Youtube channel.

'Rawalpindi Express' was also anyed with comical run out between skipper Rohail Nazir and Qasim Akram and told m that one should t be this selfish. He also wondered why Boys in Green could t bat well despite conditions favouring batsmen and said that all this happened due to technical faults in ir batting. Akhtar also highlighted how Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal batted beautifully.

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