Shoaib Malik posted a cryptic tweet after Pakistan lost the Asia Cup 2022 final to Sri Lanka by 23 runs in Dubai on Sunday.
The veteran all-rounder, who dropped from the squad for T20 Asia Cup 2022, felt that liking and disliking culture was the reason behindhand Green Shirts’s defeat alongside Sri Lanka in Asia Cup final.
“When will we come out from friendship, liking & disliking culture. Allah always helps the honest,” Malik wrote on his official Twitter handle.
– When will we come out from friendship, liking & disliking culture.
— Shoaib Malik ???????? (@realshoaibmalik) September 11, 2022
Allah always helps the honest…
Shoaib Malik, who played a main role in Pakistan’s run to the T20 World Cup 2021 semi-final, last played for the senior national team in November 2021. The 40-year-old in good form in the National T20 Cup wherein he freshly scored a half-century for Central Punjab.
Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs to win their sixth Asia Cup title at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.
Chasing 171 for victory, Pakistan bowled out for 147 with Madushan demanding four wickets and Hasaranga taking 3-27 in Dubai.
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