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Iftikhar Ahmed lashes out at media persons for spoiling this thing in Pakistan cricket – WATCH Video

Iftikhar Ahmed lashes out at media persons for spoiling this thing in Pakistan cricket – WATCH Video

Iftikhar Ahmed is one of the senior all-rounders in Pakistan cricket team.

Iftikhar Ahmed speaks to the media after Champions One-Day Cup final.

Lahore: Pakistan all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed lashed out at country journalists accusing the media for hyping the players after one or two games and then defaming them for poor performances. The left-handed batter stated that the media declared a player the next big thing in Pakistan cricket after a few good knocks and blamed the journalists for ruining the atmosphere.

He urged the journalists t allow the player to do well in domestic cricket consistently before hyping them. “I want to tell you media guys that please don’t hype players after one good innings. Let them prove their worth in domestic cricket,” Ahmed said after the Champions One-Day Cup final between Markhors and Panthers.

“Let them top in domestic cricket for two to three times and then speak about bringing them in the Pakistan team. You hype someone after one innings and then when he fails for Pakistan, you start questioning his selection and then you guys only talk about them.

“For God’s sake let a player top in all three formats and then speak about him. You guys start saying that we have found the new Inzamam-ul-Haq and things like that,” he added. The 34-year-old also clarified that he is not against anyone but opined that the players who are doing consistently in the domestic level should be given the required limelight.

“Our whole cricket’s atmosphere has been spoiled because of you people.” Iftikhar Ahmed responded to a question by a journalist.#ChampionsCup | #PakistanCricket pic.twitter.com/x9WN3lg1YH — Grassroots Cricket (@grassrootscric) September 29, 2024

“I am not against anyone. I am just telling you to show some respect to domestic cricket. Once a player performs well across the three formats in domestic cricket, you, me, everyone will speak about him. Aap log ki wajah se saara cricket ka mahaul kharab ho gaya hai (You guys have spoilt the atmosphere),” he added.

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