Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has accepted the criticism that the national team is facing after their early exit from the T20 World Cup 2024.
Pakistan failed to qualify for Super 8 of the recently-concluded event after suffering defeats against India and the United States.
“The criticism team is facing is justified and we deserve this since we didn’t perform in accordance with expectations. Players who can’t face criticism won’t be able to succeed,” Rizwan said while talking to media in Peshawar.
Rizwan also said that Pakistan team were disappointed with their performance in the T20 World Cup.
“We are disappointed with our performance in T20 World Cup. There are multiple reasons behind our losses. When a team loses, one can’t say that bowling and batting is doing well,” he said.
The top-order batter also spoke about the surgery in Pakistan cricket which was suggested by PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi.
“Operations are a normal thing. When a person is ill, operation is necessary,” he said.
"PCB Chairman is a hard-working person. The decision about who will remain in the team and who will not is the chairman's right," Rizwan concluded.
It must be noted that India won the T20 World Cup 2024 by beating South Africa in the final by seven runs on Saturday in Barbados.
India joined England and the West Indies to win the T20 World Cup title two times as they won their first in 2007 by beating Pakistan in the final.
The next edition of the T20 World Cup will be held in 2026 in India and Sri Lanka.