Zaheer Khan suggests key changes for Pakistan cricket in future

Former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan has emphasized the need for Pakistan to adopt a long-term vision for their cricket team's development over the next three years. 

According to Khan, Pakistan's approach to T20 cricket is outdated and requires significant changes.

"Pakistan don't like to play T20 the way it has evolved. Teams look to utilise powerplay while Pakistan batters take time. The same is with the lower-order batters where there is no proper hitter," Zaheer said.

"Pakistan need to have a vision for the next three years. First, they need to pick who will captain and if they don't back him, Pakistan will continue to stay backwards," he added.

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag echoed Khan's sentiments, particularly criticizing senior team manager Wahab Riaz and pacer Mohammad Amir, who have rejoined the setup despite previously criticizing the same players on television.

"After changes, they will have to back the captain and his team since results take time. They need to identify batters from Pakistan Super League (PSL) who can play from 4-7. It is wrong to expect openers can play in middle-order," Sehwag said.

"Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir used to criticise, but now one is a selector, and Amir came in playing XI. You need to view the future and do justice to the job," he added.

It is worth noting that the Men in Green suffered defeats in their initial two ongoing tournament matches against co-hosts USA and arch-rivals India. Nonetheless, they secured a victory against Canada in their subsequent match. 

The Men in Green, in today's clash, defeated Ireland by three wickets to conclude their T20 World Cup journey.