There has been a lot of speculation regarding exactly why their performance has been so phenomenally bad. And a lot of people seem to believe it’s because of how physically unfit the team clearly is and how undisciplined they seem to be in terms of taking care of their physical health especially during the days of the cricket world cup.
Videos and pictures of the team enjoying fast food right before the match went viral
People criticized the team for being so seemingly undisciplined with their diets and how they were using wasting their free time during the World Cup; treating it as a family vacation rather than a major sporting event.
https://twitter.com/ibrownlad/status/1139977379735048197
And cricketing legends, most notably Shoaib Akhtar calling the team out.
Soon pictures of Shoaib Malik at a sheesha lounge at 2 AM allegedly a day before the match also leaked
Veena Malik even called out his wife Sania Mirza for not being more careful about her husband, who’s an athlete’s diet and the two got into a very nasty feud.
While Veena may have done it for attention, her questions do raise serious questions: where is the dietician? The coach? The captain of Pakistani cricket team? Who’s making sure the players are disciplined and keep their eyes on the prize because they clearly can’t be trusted on their own.
Veena,I hav not taken my kid to a sheesha place. Not that it’s any of your or the rest of the world’s business cause I think I care bout my son a lot more than anyone else does 🙂 secondly I am not Pakistan cricket team’s dietician nor am I their mother or principal or teacher https://t.co/R4lXSm794B
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) June 17, 2019
Virat Kohli sharing his intense fitness routine just added more fuel to the fire
While all of this conversation takes place, Pakistanis couldn’t help but notice the stark differences between the basic discipline the Indian team possesses in contrast to the Pakistani team. A lot of people referred to India’s captain Virat Kohli as being an athlete who one should strive to be like.
I was watching Virat’s interview and look what I found. Sarfraz really needs to work hard if wants to stay in this team. pic.twitter.com/QxEczAWtgv
— ahsan (@izokievro) June 16, 2019
And I suppose, Ahmad Shahzad took this as a cue to show off his own body
Life demands sacrifice on every step you take towards your goal!!
It’s you who have to decide whether you going to close ur eyes to it or take it as another challenge. 👊🏿Love the poem which Ali is listening in the back ground 😂😂
Eating sugar Hell No Mama 🤪🤓🤪 pic.twitter.com/byEMfLbuds
— Ahmad Shahzad 🇵🇰 (@iamAhmadshahzad) June 17, 2019
And uh, people were quick to remind him that having a good body isn’t the only things which makes Virat Kohli great
Virat Kohli minus the batting skills https://t.co/x00YoCCBWJ
— Berkai Khan (@berkai_khan) June 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/mei_hu_kon/status/1140900624139268096
Excellent Ahmad. Now just learn how to bat https://t.co/qDBb9kqbg4
— Tahir Mehmood Guru (@tahirgeo88) June 18, 2019
Over acting ke dukan.. Itna motivation sa batting ke hoti to abi team sa bahar na hota https://t.co/uAD9W9eEjo
— Arham Khan 🇵🇸 (@IArham_) June 18, 2019
Others thought this was Ahmad angling to get back in the squad
When Team Pakistan performs bad,
And you see the door to the squad opening… Slowly… Gradually 😂#pakistancricketteam #weStandwithSarfaraz https://t.co/JaJD41Buep— M.Z.K (@Theflawsome_mzk) June 18, 2019
Bhai tujhe team mein phir bhi nhi lenge https://t.co/p3LDEkvzrP
— Sarkari Mulazim 💙 (@shutupjii) June 18, 2019
Ab yeh kya btana chahta hai k ussay #CWC19 mein Rekhna chahiye tha…. 🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ https://t.co/I7MraIewWm
— Sultan ki begham👸🏻 (@SobiaSultan24) June 18, 2019
Some people even thought he was just showing off his ‘revenge body’ to the Pakistani cricket team
Showing off how fit he's to become a captain of Pakistani team https://t.co/6NNxHdS3iv
— R. (@MissQureshiiii) June 18, 2019
The shade is good with this one https://t.co/jEHVAiffF0 pic.twitter.com/BVRTEQQst6
— 𝔙𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔞𝔦𝔫𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔢 ✨ (@tang0ic3bl4st) June 18, 2019
Question; What's show off?
Answer: https://t.co/Ud6D3CQqKK
— Dr. Sohail Khan (@DrSohaiil) June 18, 2019
Whatever his intentions were, the timing of the video seem too convenient.
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