Former captain Shahid Afridi made his displeasure with the green shirts known after Australia whitewashed Pakistan for the seventh time in the Test series.
Shane Masood’s side suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Kangaroos in the red-ball game and Pakistan’s losing streak in Australia now stands at 17 Tests.
The legendary all-rounder, who indicated his extreme displeasure, to X and said he would “keep his opinion” on Pakistan’s performance.
However, he praised right-arm quick Aamer Jamal, declaring him an ‘excellent addition to the side’.
“Congratulations to Australia for a dominating win, I was a never-give-up fan,” he added.
He also congratulated David Warner on his amazing career and wished him all the best for his future.
Summary of the match
David Warner played a decisive 57 runs in his farewell Test innings to chase down the 130 runs Pakistan set up for Australia’s win, which also ensured the hosts clinched the series 3-0 on Saturday.
The Aussies thumped the visitors by eight wickets in the final innings, ending the latter’s hopes of ending Australia’s 16-game losing streak since 1995.
Pakistan could only add 47 runs to their overnight total at the cost of the last three wickets to be dismissed for 115 before lunch.
As Warner played his 112th match before retiring from the format, he hugged first partner and childhood friend Usman Khawaja at the boundary rope and was given a guard of honor by the tourists as he reached the crease.
Khawaja departed lbw for a duck in the opening over, but Warner played like a man on a mission and was soon slicing the ball through the covers in typical style for his first four.
He brought up his 37th Test half-century with a single to square leg and Australia went to lunch with the win down to nil on 91-1, 39 runs from their target.
There were seven boundaries and several more chances in Warner’s 75-ball innings before spinner Sajid Khan trapped him in front with Australia 11 runs from victory with a day remaining.
A crowd of more than 22,000 at his home Sydney Cricket Ground rose to a standing ovation as Warner left the field, his part in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal that earned him a one-year ban from international cricket forgiven.
Warner’s innings has given him 8,786 career runs in 112 Tests at an average of 44.59 with 26 centuries since his debut against New Zealand in 2011.
Marnus Labuschagne (62 not out) got the home side over the line with a single shortly after Warner’s departure.
As in the second Test in Melbourne, Pakistan had only their own batting frailties to blame for missing the chance to break their long losing streak in Australia.
They looked set to set their hosts a much more formidable target on a deteriorating pitch before Josh Hazlewood (4-16) took three wickets in the penultimate match of the day on Friday.
On Saturday morning, Mohammad Rizwan scored 28 before being caught by Warner off the bowling of Nathan Lyon and Aamer Jamal fired for 18 three balls later. Hasan Ali was bowled five times by Lyon to end the innings.
Seamer Jamal, who took six wickets on debut in the first Test in Perth and another in the first innings in Sydney, was brought on only after lunch in a baffling decision by skipper Shan Masood.
