Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed sparked debate with his tweet slamming a female Pakistani journalist for her comments on the Babar Azam-led team’s five-wicket defeat to India in the Asia Cup 2022.
The female journalist apparently criticised Pakistan team on TV for having a fielder less outside the 30-yard circle in the last three overs.
Sarfaraz reckoned the cramps that Pakistan pacers Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah suffered due to the heat and humidity hampered their over-rate and in the end resulted in them having only four instead of five boundary riders from the start of the 18th over.
"Pak had the disadvantage after 17th over 5 fielders were inside the circle cuz of slow over rate & 1 of the so called female journalist on national TV bashing Pakistan team after a fighting match & saying na run karte hai na catch pakarte hai kamal hai bhi," the former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter tweeted.
While few netizens were quick in support of Sarfaraz, others claimed India were also hampered by the slow-overrate
