‘Begumo ko Saath Leke Ghuumne Ki Aadat Hai’: Bizarre Claim by Ex-Player; Targets Pakistan Cricketers for Lack of Focus Because of Wives – News18
Haris Rauf was involved in a heated exchange with a fan. (X)
Former Pakistan cricketer and Level Four ECB coach, Atiq-uz-Zaman targeted the current Pakistan players asking why they need to travel with families in a big series like the World Cup and it diverts their focus from the job at hand.
Former Pakistan cricketer and Level Four ECB coach, Atiq-uz-Zaman has come down heavily on Pakistan team players after their exit from T20 World Cup 2024 accusing the players of lacking focus on cricket because they were traveling with their family. Zaman targeted the current Pakistan players asking why they need to travel with families in a big series like the World Cup and it diverts their focus from the job at hand.
“You have created this habit that you take your wife along and people do that, the players’ focus on cricket gets diverted and they are with their wives, and children in the evening. Then at night, you are going to have food at takeaways, watching movies. Begumo ko Saath Leke Ghuume Ki Aadat Hai. A system has been created in Pakistan cricket, a culture of no discipline. You are playing such a big event, where is your focus? You are earning crores to focus on cricket, can you not focus on cricket just for 2 weeks?,” said Zaman while speaking on the PakPassion YouTube channel.
Pakistan lost to the USA and India in the league stages and were knocked out of the competition. Later, Pakistan player Haris Rauf was involved in a scuffle with a fan outside the team’s hotel while Rauf was with his wife.
“During out times there used to be one coach and one manager and that was the team. Now you have 17 officials alongside 17 players. I have heard they have booked 60 rooms in the hotel, it’s a joke, have you gonethere to play cricket or on holiday? Why do you allow families in big series? it is understandable if it happens for smaller series, Begum jaan nahi chodti,” added Zaman.
After Pakistan’s early exit, the players have been receiving a lot of flak with calls for wholesale changes in the team. Skipper Babar Azam has been accused of picking his ‘friends’ for the World Cup and his approach with the bat has also been questioned.
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