March 28, 2024 23:50 (IST)
Shoaib Akhtar slams Misbah-ul-Haq
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IBNS) Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Saturday slammed national cricket team skipper Misbah-ul-Haq following a pathetic show against West Indies and called him a ' selfish captain'.
"In the hisotry of Pakistan cricket, I have never seen a more coward and selfish captain than Misbah. He only knows to play for himself," Akhtar was quoted as saying by Geo News TV channel.
"He his managing himself well," he said.
Pakistan lost to West Indies by 150 runs in their second ODI match of the World Cup.
India had defeated the Asian cricket giants last Sunday.
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