Ahmed Shehzad, a Pakistani batter, criticized the Pakistan cricket team following their loss to Ireland in the first T20I at the Clontarf Cricket Club, Dublin, on Friday.
This marked the first time Ireland triumphed over Pakistan in T20Is, as the two teams had only previously faced off once in this format during the T20 World Cup 2009, where the Green Shirts came out on top.
Following a 2-2 draw in a five-match T20I series against New Zealand last month, Babar Azam, skipper, explained that they were experimenting with their bench strength, which is why they didn’t win.
Shehzad took to his X, previously known as Twitter, account to question the team’s strategy, implying they were still testing their bench strength.
“I wanted to ask that were they checking the bench strength even today?” Shehzad posted on X. “Try your strength sometimes.”