Overview:
He said that Saqlain was a better player than some of the current cricketers. According to him, there are a lot of players who are playing for Pakistan due to recommendations.
Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali hit out at all-rounder Shadab Khan after the latter made a statement on India. The Men in Blue defeated the arch-rivals by 61 runs on February 15. The defeat resulted in massive flak with former players urging the team management to drop Shaheen Shah Afridi and Babar Azam.
However, Shadad took a dig at the former cricketers and highlighted that they were unable to win a match against India in the World Cups.
Pakistan’s only victory over India came in the 2021 T20 World Cup, and Shadab was a part of the team. Basit didn’t like the remark and mentioned that Shadab’s statement was a taunt to his father-in-law, Saqlain Mushtaq.
“You shouldn’t say such things to your father-in-law,” Basit said. He lambasted Shadab for his performance against India and claimed that he can only perform against weaker teams like Namibia. He said that Saqlain was a better player than some of the current cricketers. According to him, there are a lot of players who are playing for Pakistan due to recommendations.
“Saqlain can keep 10 bowlers like Shadab in his pocket. The players in the 90s and 2000s never needed recommendations. They were in the team because of the performances. When it is against Namibia, you are ready to bat in the middle order but against India you conceded 17 runs in an over. The journalists should ask questions. Mike Hesson likes him otherwise he will not be sent high up in the batting order,” he concluded.