India, Feb. 20 -- Shahid Afridi, the former Pakistan captain, hit out at Shadab Khan after the latter's comment, saying the former Pakistan cricketers had never been able to get the better of India in World Cups, but his side did so in 2021. After the T20 World Cup 2026 Group A match win against Namibia in Colombo, the 27-year-old Shadab was asked about the criticism coming his way from former players such as Afridi and Mohammad Yousuf, and it was then that Shadab reminded how he was a part of the team that defeated India in the 2021 World Cup in Dubai.

After Pakistan's defeat against India in the 2026 T20 World Cup on February 15, Afridi and Yousuf said that Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Shadab should be dropped and that youngste...