'Pakistan should've done something': Karthik slams England duo

After Pakistan were knocked retired successful the Super 8 signifier of the T20 World Cup 2026, seasoned Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik took a crisp excavation astatine erstwhile England captains Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain.Last year, Atherton and Hussain had suggested that India had an unfair borderline erstwhile they won the Champions Trophy successful Dubai.

Since India played each their matches astatine the aforesaid venue, aft the Indian authorities did not let the squad to question to Pakistan, they didn’t person to woody with question oregon changing conditions. According to the English duo, getting utilized to 1 crushed and staying successful 1 spot helped India program amended and yet triumph the title.Fast guardant to this T20 World Cup, and Karthik utilized that aforesaid logic to question Pakistan’s performance.

Speaking connected the Sky Cricket Podcast, helium said helium expected some Sri Lanka and Pakistan to scope the semifinals. He pointed retired that Pakistan had akin comforts this time, playing consistently successful Colombo, staying successful 1 hotel, and getting acquainted with the aforesaid pitches.That’s erstwhile helium delivered the punch. Referring to Atherton and Hussain, Karthik said: "I expected Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Sri Lanka, due to the fact that of the location conditions and due to the fact that they are a broadside that needs a bigger cause.

But that didn't enactment out. And past I thought of Pakistan, purely due to the fact that they consistently played successful Colombo, stayed successful 1 hotel, knew the aforesaid pitches — and some you 'Fossils' felt that was the main crushed wherefore India won the Champions Trophy.

"By that aforesaid logic, Pakistan should person done thing successful this World Cup. Clearly, it works for 1 squad but not for another, truthful determination is simply a genuine deficiency of accomplishment there. I'll backmost Pakistan to accidental they volition combat a batch more, but past astir losing to Sri Lanka was mad, and connected apical of that, you perceive astir that."