Pakistan batter Iftikhar Ahmed lashed out at the media for hyping up players after just 1 or 2 good performances. Iftikhar said the media declares a player the next big thing in Pakistan cricket after a couple of good knocks and then criticises him when he fails to perform. He urged the journalists to wait for the player to do well in domestic cricket.
Iftikhar was attending the post-match press conference of the Champions One-Day Cup final between Markhors and Panthers when he lost his cool and started criticizing the journalists.
“I want to tell you media guys that please don’t hype players after one good innings. Let them prove their worth in domestic cricket. Let them top in domestic cricket for two to three times and then speak about bringing them in the Pakistan team. You hype someone after one innings and then when he fails for Pakistan, you start questioning his selection and then you guys only talk about them. For God’s sake let a player top in all three formats and then speak about him. You guys start saying that we have found the new Inzamam-ul-Haq and things like that,” Iftikhar said.
“I am not against anyone. I am just telling you to show some respect to domestic cricket. Once a player performs well across the three formats in domestic cricket, you, me, everyone will speak about him. Aap log ki wajah se saara cricket ka mahaul kharab ho gaya hai (You guys have spoilt the atmosphere).” Iftikhar added.
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