‘Don’t come, you’ll be thrashed’: Mohsin Naqvi told to find an excuse to save Pakistan from T20 World Cup embarrassment

India’s batters went into overdrive against the Kiwi bowlers, with the least runs conceded in an over being 11 — and that happened only twice in the 10-over chase. Abhishek smashed a 14-ball fifty, while Suryakumar clobbered 57 off 26 deliveries as India raced to 155 in just 60 balls to seal a 3–0 series sweep. It was the second-fastest successful chase of a 150-plus target in T20I history. The performance came just days after India chased down 209 in only 15.2 overs — the fastest 200-plus chase by a full-member nation in T20I cricket.

“In the last match, India scored 209 in 15 overs. In this match, they scored 150 in 10 overs. Seeing this, many teams might say ‘no, we are not coming. You can keep the cup’,” Srikkanth said. “Hey Pakistan, don’t come. Your man Mohsin Naqvi has been talking about it — don’t come. You will be thrashed. A six hit in Colombo will land in Madras. Beware. The best option is to stay away. Find an excuse and don’t come. These boys will thrash them hard. This will send an alarming signal to every cricket team in the world. This kind of hitting in T20 cricket — I have never seen anything like it.”

“We are waiting for the government's advice and whatever the government tells us to do we will do it. If they don’t want us to go for the World Cup, we will follow it,” Naqvi informed Pakistan players and head coach Mike Hesson in a meeting in Lahore.

Later in a statement the PCB said the players backed the principled stance of the board to support Bangladesh.

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