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A few days ago, Pakistani cricketers had gone for dinner at the famous Peshawar restaurant in Hyderabad. There the players tasted Hyderabadi Biryani.
The Pakistani team’s love for biryani is making a lot of headlines in the World Cup 2023. The team is on the verge of being eliminated from the tournament and is facing a lot of criticism, but the players’ love for biryani does not seem to be waning.
The latest case has come from Kolkata, where the Pakistani team refused to have dinner in the hotel because biryani was not included in the menu. Media reports have claimed that the Pakistani cricket team ordered chaap, phirni, kebab, shahi tukda and biryani through a food delivery app.
No statement has come from the team’s media cell in this matter. The team had reached Kolkata 2 days ago, where the team has to play a match with Bangladesh today.
Had also enjoyed Hyderabadi Biryani
Earlier the team had enjoyed Hyderabadi Biryani. The team played practice matches there and won the first two World Cup matches over Netherlands and Sri Lanka.
Shadab Khan admitted – fielding is getting spoiled because of biryani
Just before the start of the World Cup, Pakistan team all-rounder Shadab Khan had also cited biryani as one of the reasons behind poor fielding. After losing to Australia in the practice match, when commentator Harsha Bhogle asked Shadab about Hyderabadi Biryani, he said that we are eating Hyderabadi Biryani daily and that is why we are becoming a little slow on the field.
Let us tell you that the fielding of Pakistani players in the tournament has been average. The team dropped many catches, missed boundaries and missed runout opportunities.
Wasim Akram had warned before the World Cup
Former veteran bowler Wasim Akram had expressed concern over the fitness and diet of the Pakistani team before the World Cup, calling Pakistan the most unfit team in the world. Akram had told Pakistani newspaper The Dawn that he had seen national cricketers eating junk food at public events.
Akram had said that even before an important tournament like the World Cup, players are still being served biryani, you cannot compete with the champions by feeding them biryani. The Pakistani team, selectors and coach ignored Akram’s warning, due to which the team is suffering the consequences.
Pakistani team is at number 7 in the points table, if it loses today then it will be out.
Pakistan team is at 7th position in the World Cup points table. Out of the 6 matches played so far, the team has won 2, while lost 4. In such a situation, Pakistani team has 4 points in its account. In the last match, the team was defeated by South Africa by one wicket at Chepauk ground.
Pakistan still has to play 3 more matches. In case of losing even one of these, the path to top-4 will be almost closed for the team.
