Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan brutally trolled the Pakistan cricket team for their poor fielding during the PAK vs AUS World Cup warm-up game at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday. After being put to bowl, Babar Azam and Co. were punished by Australian batters as they posted 351/7 in 50 overs. While the pitch played its part, dropped catches and poor fielding didn’t help Men in Green’s cause as well.
One of the incident that caught the attention was the comical fielding by Wasim and Nawaz in 23rd over. Marnus Labuchagne had nudged Haris Rauf’s delivery towards square leg for a couple. Nawaz and Wasim, who were coming from deep, left it for each other which resulted in a boundary.
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The video of the misfield soon became viral on social media. Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan also couldn’t help himself and trolled Pakistan team for poor fielding attempt.
“Pakistan & fielding never ending love story 🥰😄😄 #PakistanFielding #PakCricket”, Dhawan tweeted on X.
Notably, this is not the first instance where Pakistan’s poor fielding was at display. The Men in Green, which is known for its poor fielding, has dropped catches in many important matches.
Maxwell, Green shine as Australia punish sloppy Pakistan
Australia put up a strong total on board in Hyderabad in warm-up game against Pakistan. David Warner and Mitchell Marsh started off well and added 83 runs for the opening wicket. Steve Smith (27) and Marnus Labuschagne (48) stitched another good partnership to keep the tempo flowing. Glenn Maxwell (77) had Cameron Green (50*) scored fifties as Australia mustered 351 on the board.
Pakistan Squad for World Cup 2023: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Haris (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan (c), Usama Mir, Mohammad Rizwan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr