Shoaib Akhtar fears Pakistan's elimination from World Cup with 'this batting order'.

KARACHI -- The Pakistan squad announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup has drawn widespread criticism as the selectors made no major changes to the squad that played in the Asia Cup 2022.

Many eyebrows were raised about the batters in the middle order and one of the critics was former pacer Shoaib Akhtar, who fears that the Green Shirts might drop out of World Cup at an initial stage with "this batting line-up".

In a video message, the star cricketer began by criticising the chief selector, saying that "average people like average people".

"We cannot expect extraordinary decisions from average people," he added.

Akhtar, aka Rawalpindi Express, said that he has tired himself out by repeatedly saying that Fakhar Zaman should be placed as an opener for a while but skipper Babar Azam "wouldn't leave his place as an opener".

It may be recalled that Babar Azam failed to perform well throughout the Asia Cup tournament, which caused the team great harm due...