Former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has voiced his disapproval of the ICC T20I Team of the Decade after Pakistan skipper Babar Azam was left off the list. According to ‘Rawalpindi Express’, the governing body of cricket announced the XI of the Indian Premier League instead of the world team of shorter format. Players from Pakistan found no place on the ICC Team of the Decade in all formats, including female cricketers.
“I think ICC forgot that Pakistan is also a member of ICC and they also play T20I cricket. They didn’t pick Babar Azam, who is currently the number one batsman in the ICC T20I ranking (ranked number 2 in the T20I hitting rankings). No they chose only one Pakistani player on the team. We don’t need your (ICC) T20I Team of the Decade because you announced the IPL team, not a world cricket team, “Akhtar said on his official YouTube channel.
The veteran pacemaker openly criticized the operation of ICC and claimed that the organization is ruining the game for money.
“ICC just thinks about money, endorsements and TV rights. They introduced two new balls and three power games (in ODI cricket). Where’s Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, West Indian Big Five, Wasim (Akram) and Waqar (Younis)? “Where are the world’s fastest bowlers and leg spinners? They left because ICC commercialized and materialized cricket a lot and allowed ten leagues to get more revenue, “Akhtar said.
“They only want two World Cups in three years and leagues … There is a big difference between cricket today and cricket from the 70s. If there is no Sachin vs Shoaib, what is the point of watching cricket? great player”. than Babar Azam in T20I. He is a top scorer for Pakistan and his averages show what he has done for the country, even compared to Virat Kohli. It is very embarrassing and I am sure that after this video they will think that “I have to announce the World Team of the Decade, not the IPL team,” concluded Sohaib.
Earlier in the day, ICC included Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, and Jasprit Bumrah on its T20I Decade Team. Dhoni has also been named a patron of the ICC T20I Team of the Decade.
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In the team, four players are from India, two from Australia, two from the West Indies, one from Sri Lanka, South Africa and Afghanistan.
ICC Decade T20I Team: Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, MS Dhoni (week / capt), Kieron Pollard, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah, and Lasith Malinga.
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