Pakistan could not hit many sixes in the match against Australia in the ODI World Cup 2203. On a small stadium like the one in Bengaluru, the Pakistan batters struggled to clear the boundaries, compared to Australian batters. Pakistan did not hit even a six in the powerplay overs while chasing a target of 368 runs.
There was criticism from the fans, former cricketers, experts, and everyone else regarding the lack of six-hitting capabilities of Pakistan batters. Imam-Ul-Haq, one of the openers in Pakistan, was asked the same before the match against Afghanistan. Imam had a bizarre take on the lack of sixes Pakistan hit in the tournament till now, particularly against Australia.
“See, if you see here all matches are very high scoring. It is not that it is only against our team. If you look at the other teams also, they are scoring 350 – 360, like yesterday there was a score of 400 (between England and South Africa – so it is not that only our bowlers are being beaten,” said Imam about them hitting lack of sixes.
‘We have to eat more protein instead of carbs to start hitting some sixes’ – Imam-Ul-Haq
“The grounds here are small, the wickets are good, and when the batsmen are set, the margin for the bowlers is very low. This is not an excuse, but the conditions are such. And it is true that sometimes, there are ups and downs for the bowlers but Shaheen Afridi, like in the last match, I thought they would score 420 or 430, but our spinners and end bowlers performed very well and controlled them at 360. We have to eat more protein instead of carbs to start hitting some sixes,” added Imam.
“So, in patches, our bowlers have done very well, and Shaheen did very well. So, these are a few positives and during the day you only look at the positives, we try to ignore the negatives because it is very important – we have back-to-back matches in this tournament. On the day we are bowling well – we have to back this,” explained Imam.
Here’s how the fans reacted to the statement of Imam –
Instead of performing, Pakistanis make new excuses every day pic.twitter.com/Xg1A8JfiDo
— Crickfan (@crickadda07) October 22, 2023
You need to be skilled to do that eating this or that isn’t everything , btw does Rohit eats more protein?
— Cricket Polls (@CricPollsdaily) October 22, 2023
Khane ke alawa kuch aur bhi soch lo yaar
— Mikku ? (@effucktivehumor) October 22, 2023
Protien Chahiye isko, Pakistan wapis jayega wahan Roti bhi nhi milegi ?
— Anshu Chauhan (@chauhandwarrior) October 22, 2023
Jab se aye hai cricket ki batein kam khane pine ki jada kar rahe hai ye bhikari log
— Ishaan Meet (@ishaanmeet) October 22, 2023
Bhai ek haris rauf ki biwi billi khakar dekho kya pta lagne lg jaye
— ??????? (@_krashn_) October 22, 2023
Wow what a revelation and realisation of being ‘weak’ ???
— Mayur (@bhattmayur) October 22, 2023
Imam can’t hit sixes, aukat k bahar ki baat hai
— Satya Prakash (@Satya_Prakash08) October 22, 2023
Youtube pe search karle 28 rupay me 100 gram protein aa jata hai
— Avinash P (@avinashparmar97) October 22, 2023
Who’s stopping you??
Oh btw, when you leave India, do carry home some extra packets of whey protein and always order directly from company portal. pic.twitter.com/QiRC1Tbu4a
— Pathik Joshi? (@pathikj80) October 23, 2023
