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After few twists in the tales, Pakistan suffered a comprehensive defeat at the hands of England in T20 World Cup 2022 final at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on November 13. In the first innings, their batters disappointed and put a below par score of 137/8 as they suffered a batting collapse in the slog overs. Criticising Pakistan’s approach, former left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir feels that the Babar Azam-led side did not deserve to reach the final after all.
“Log samajhte hain main tanqeed karta hu, main cricketing sense se baat karta hu. Hum final khel gaye bohot badi baat hai, ham deserve nahi karte the. Jis tarah ham final pohoche, poori duniya ko pata hai. (People think I'm criticising, but I'm talking with my cricketing sense. We played final, that's enough. We didn't deserve to be here. Everyone knows how we reached so far),” Amir said on 24 News HD.
Pakistan did not storm into semi-final. After their loss to India in a high-voltage encounter at the MCG, they lost to Zimbabwe as well. They made a comeback after beating South Africa in a rain-curtailed affair. Before the last day of Super 12 stage, there were a few permutations and combinations involved for Pakistan to qualify for the last four. Netherlands turned out to be their saviours and stunned South Africa to knock them out of the tournament and open the doors for Pakistan who beat Bangladesh to cement their place in the semi-final against New Zealand.
“Aap batsmen ki performances nikaalein, aapko results pata chal jaayenge. Maine kaha tha ki unko Sydney se bahar nikaalein.. nikle na Sydney se bahar, ye hi hona tha. Maine aapko pehle bola tha agar Melbourne ki wicket vaise hi mili jaisi tournament me mili hai, ham struggle karenge. Ye hona tha. (You see our batsmen's stats, you will know. I said earlier that outside Sydney, they will struggle, and that's what happened. I told you earlier that if we get a similar wicket in Melbourne as it has been throughout the tournament, we will struggle),” a frustrated Amir further added.
