Iftikhar Ahmed lashes out at media persons for spoiling this thing in Pakistan cricket – WATCH Video

Lahore: Pakistan all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed lashed out at u . s . journalists accusing the media for hyping the players after one or two games and then defaming them for poor performances. The left-handed batter stated that the media declared a player the following big thing in Pakistan cricket after a selection of good knocks and blamed the journalists for ruining the atmosphere.

He urged the journalists t allow the player to do well in domestic cricket consistently before hyping them. “I desire to inform you media guys that please don’t hype players after one good innings. Let them prove their worth in domestic cricket,” Ahmed said after the Champions One-Day Cup final between Markhors and Panthers.

“Let them top in domestic cricket for two to thrice and then talk about bringing them in the Pakistan team. You hype a person after one innings and then when he fails for Pakistan, you initiate questioning his selection and then you definately guys best talk about them.

“For God’s sake let a player top in all three formats and then talk about him. You guys start saying that now we have found the brand new Inzamam-ul-Haq and things like that,” he added. The 34-year-old also clarified that he will never be against anyone but opined that the players who're doing consistently in the domestic level must be given the necessary limelight.

“Our whole cricket’s atmosphere has been spoiled brought on by you people.”

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“I'm not against anyone. I'm just telling you to disclose some respect to domestic cricket. Once a player performs well across the three formats in domestic cricket, you, me, each person will talk about him. Aap log ki wajah se saara cricket ka mahaul kharab ho gaya hai (You guys have spoilt the atmosphere),” he added.