India, Feb. 24 -- Former skipper Mohammad Hafeez has lashed out at the Pakistan pace trio of Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf after they suffered a six-wicket defeat to arch-rivals India on Saturday in Dubai. In the much-anticipated clash, the pace troika failed to deliver as India chased down the 242-run target quite comfortably in 42.3 overs. Shaheen was the only pacer for Pakistan who added scalps to his wickets tally by dismissing Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma, while Naseem and Rauf remained wicketless. Despite claiming a couple of wickets, Shaheen failed to create any impact as he leaked 74 runs in 8 overs at an economy rate of 9.20.

The Pakistan team has banked heavily on the pace troika since 2022 and backed them in the...