Former cricketer slams Pakistan's bowling attack, Azhar Mahmood for poor performance against Bangladesh

Former Pakistan pacer Tanvir Ahmed has launched an attack on the current crop of pacers in Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Khurram Shahzad for their poor bowling performance in the Test series-opener against Bangladesh cricket team.

The first of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is being hosted by Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Under Shan Masood's leadership, the side fielded an all-pace attack for the match, anticipating a green-top pitch that would offer plenty of pace and bounce.

However, in actuality, the surface has turned out to be a nightmare for bowlers, with no help whatsoever. This has led to the pacers Shaheen, Naseem, Khurram, and Mohammad Ali failing to trouble the Bangladesh batting unit.

"Naseem Shah 21 years old. Shaheen Afridi 24 years old. Khurram Shazhad 24 years old. They look like 35-year-old pacers," Tanvir posted.

"This is our pathetic pakistan bowling record look at last 3 years record olso look at bowling SR rate very very poor that means we dont have a bowling skills or fitness," he added.

Ahmed further slammed the Pakistan coach Azhar Mahmood for not taking responsibility for the team's failure in the first Test.

Notably, Mahmood at the press conference after the third day's play, blamed the pitch for not acting the way they expected.

Tanvir Ahmed posted two tweets for Azhar, tearing him apart for saving his coaching staff and questioning his appointment as an assistant coach. 

"It's commendable how Azhar Mahmood saved himself and coaching staff at the press conference. It looks like Azhar Mahmood never played cricket," he said.

"Azhar Mahmood thinks people are idiot. This is the condition of our assistant coach and he is part of Pakistan setup. In Pakistan team even bad coaches get job," he concluded.

It is worth noting that Bangladesh holds a strong position following Pakistan's declaration of their first innings at 448-6. The visitors were dismissed for 565 runs, securing a substantial lead of 117 runs, largely thanks to Mushfiqur Rahim's impressive 191-run knock.