T20 World Cup 2026, Shadab Comment: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi delivered a stinging rebuttal to Shadab Khan's criticism of past players, after the all-rounder highlighted their failure to defeat India in World Cups.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has conveyed its displeasure to Shadab Khan over his post-match remarks ridiculing former players, advising the all-rounder to mind his language during the ongoing World Cup, a report has claimed.

Pakistan cricket team star Shadab Khan raised a storm on Wednesday after he took a sly dig at former players for criticising the current side following a 61-run thrashing by India at the T20 World Cup 2026

Pakistan qualified for the Super 8 stage of the tournament after beating Namibia in their must-win clash in Colombo on Wednesday.

Former Pakistan cricket team star Basit Ali took aim at all-rounder Shadab Khan for his comments on criticism from ex-players following the loss against India in the T20 World Cup 2026.

Players cannot take things to heart as everyone is trying to win matches for Pakistan, said all-rounder Shadab Khan after Babar Azam was not sent in to bat against Namibia.

Shadab Khan said Pakistan believed they could go on and win the T20 World Cup after their best performance of the tournament secured the last Super Eights berth on Wednesday.

Pakistan are in a tricky spot. A big loss against India has seen them go down to the third spot in T20 World Cup 2026 Group A

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi went on a fiery rant on Live TV after Pakistan's defeat against India in the T20 World Cup Group A match. He wants seniors like Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, and Shadab Khan dropped from the team.

Amid the still-smouldering embers of an impasse that mixed cricket with politics like never before, India will need middle-order stability and a fully fit Abhishek Sharma to maintain domination over Pakistan when the two bitter rivals clash in the T20 World Cup's marquee fixture on Sunday.