{"id":62076,"date":"2021-04-23T17:23:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T17:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=62076"},"modified":"2021-04-23T17:57:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T17:57:00","slug":"akhtar-appreciates-zimbabwe-wishes-them-best-of-luck-for-next-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=62076","title":{"rendered":"Akhtar appreciates Zimbabwe, wishes them best of luck for next match"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/arysports.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Rizi.jpg\" width=\"742\" height=\"486\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>KARACHI: Pakistan&#8217;s ex-pacer Shoaib Akhtar appreciated Zimbabwe for playing fearless cricket against Pakistan as they notched a stunning 19-runs victory over them in the second T20I.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sharing his thoughts on a surprising second T20I result on his YouTube channel, Akhtar said it was an embarrassing moment for Pakistan&#8217;s cricket. &#8220;They played poorly and it was an embarrassment for us to lose to Zimbabwe. I knew Pakistan could make a mess on this pitch and they exactly did it after missing it nearly in the first contest,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Credit goes to Zimbabwe, the way they played fearless cricket against Pakistan. I wish them the best of luck for the next match, hope they give tough time to Pakistan,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Akhtar blamed Pakistani batters for not taking any responsibility. &#8220;Pitches in Zimbabwe have always been tough for batters. You can&#8217;t play openly here and if you know that then why you go for big shots?&#8221; he questioned.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was run-a-ball just and it could have been achieved easily had Pakistani batters stayed at the crease with taking singles and doubles,&#8221; he opined.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pakistan needs to work on their middle-order. If they are playing Danish Aziz and Asif Ali or any other player then their roles must be defined. Otherwise, such performances will repeat,&#8221; he concluded.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arysports.tv\/live-pakistan-vs-zimbabwe-2nd-t20i-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zimbabwe outclass Pakistan by 20 runs in second T20I<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>KARACHI: Pakistan&#8217;s ex-pacer Shoaib Akhtar appreciated Zimbabwe for playing fearless cricket against Pakistan as they notched a stunning 19-runs victory over them in the second <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=62076\" title=\"Akhtar appreciates Zimbabwe, wishes them best of luck for next match\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62076"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62076"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62078,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62076\/revisions\/62078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}