Mohammad Asif made a brutal remark on Pakistan’s future performances. Asif predicted the 18th-ranked USA to beat 7th-ranked Pakistan once again in the T20 World Cup in 2026. USA defeated Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2024 at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, the game went to a super over.
Pakistan is currently going through one of its toughest times across formats. The Asian giants failed to reach the semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2023 and suffered their first-ever international defeat against Afghanistan in WC 2023. Things got worse for Babar & Co when they lost against the USA in T20 World Cup 2024. The team recently suffered their first Test defeat against Bangladesh at their home. The loss marked 1,294 days since the Men in Green last won a home Test.
Asif on Pakistan's performance
“We lost to the USA, who are playing in the T20 World Cup for the first time. They didn’t even qualify, they played because they were the hosts. The way the situation is going at this moment, the USA will beat Pakistan in the next World Cup, in 2026. I’ll guarantee you that,”
The former pacer further talked about changes needed in the team to go past the dismal performances. According to him the captain and coach need to be changed repeating the same mistakes over the years.
“Before the 2026 World Cup, we have to change the captain, coach and the players. There needs to be planning for the two years that this is the team, this is the 20 players we want to work with. But we are repeating the same things, which is why I am telling you this. When the likes of India, and South Africa are moving forward in the next two years, we are still in the same spot"
