Pakistan Team Arrives to Hostile Reception After World T20 Heartbreak
Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan, Umar Akmal and others had to face chants of "shame shame" when they landed at the Allama Iqbal international airport in Lahore.
Highlights
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Pakistan had lost three games, winning one.
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Shahid Afridi's men had lost to arch-rivals India by five wickets.
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Security has been beefed up post their arrival.
The Pakistan cricket team, sans captain Shahid Afridi, returned to a hostile reception in Lahore and Karachi after their disastrous World Twenty20 campaign which also included a loss to arch-rivals India. (Shahid Afridi Admits He's Not Fit to Lead Pakistan After Loss to Australia in World T20)
The team returned home in batches in Lahore and Karachi. Afridi, on the other hand, has decided to stay back in Dubai for a few days.
The flamboyant all-rounder is expected to take a call on his future in the next few days after drawing massive criticism for his poor form in the tournament and the comment that he and his team get more love in India than Pakistan. (International Cricket Council Should Investigate India-Bangladesh World T20 Match, Says Ex-Pakistan Spinner)
A group of players including manager Intikhab Alam, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan, Umar Akmal and others had to face chants of "shame shame" when they landed at the Allama Iqbal international airport in Lahore.
Taking a cue from the hostile reception the players faced in Lahore the security was than beefed up for those who reached the Quaid-e-Azam international airport in Karachi a few hours later.
A heavy cordon of security personnel quickly took Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sharjeel Khan, Anwar Khan and others from the terminal building to their waiting cars.
But even than some people at the airport gave the players a piece of their mind.
The hostile reception was expected after Pakistan's dismal show in the Asia Cup in Bangladesh and in the World T20 where they lost to India, New Zealand and Australia.