Pakistan Cricket Team's T20 World Cup 2024 campaign on Friday went down after the USA vs Ireland match was washed out in Florida. The USA got 1 point due to the washout match against Ireland. This 1 point helped USA to qualify for the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 round. With this, India and the USA easily qualified for the Super 8. It means Babar Azam & Co were knocked out from the Group Stage only. Notably, Pakistan lost its first group match against the USA in the Super over. Therefore, the Men In Green fell short during a 120-run chase against India in the New York stadium. This pushed Pakistan on the verge of elimination and depending upon other teams' results. Following Pakistan's exit from the T20 World Cup 2024, Ahmed Shehzad came down heavily on Babar Azam. In fact, Ahmed Shehzad went on to call Babar Azam a 'social media generated king'.
During a show for Pakistani YouTuber Tabish Hashmi, Ahmed Shehzad said, "They are just fooling us. We did not deserve to qualify for Super 8. We have seen for the last 4 to 5 years- Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Afridi, and Rizwan they have all played cricket. A certain time is given to a lot, however, they have been given more time. There is grouping in Pakistan Cricket Team. They say that they are learning from their mistakes. But what are you learning? You all know that you have to improve your Net Run Rate against Canada. But, Rizwan hit his slowest fifty. Babar Azam scored 33 off 33 balls. There were no demons in the pitch. These personal milestones have ruined the Pakistan Cricket Team.
"There is no leadership. You (Babar Azam) are the only social media-generated king. You won nothing in the last 4 to 5 years. Your fitness level is poor. You are doing politics, groupism, the peak of your cricket has passed, and now it's declining. The problem is you did not let others come into the team."
"The PCB Chairman is new. But, there are two decisions taken by the PCB Chairman is horribly wrong. The first is making Babar Azam as the captain and the second he brought his known people," added Shehzad.