ODI World Cup 2023: Flop XI of second week

6. Iftikhar Ahmed

Iftikhar Ahmed is one of the integral members of the Pakistan cricket team due to his batting skills. However, his performance has been disastrous in this World Cup, thus far. Playing four matches, the Peshawar-born batter hasn’t produced anything great from his bat.  

In the high-octane contest against India, Iftikhar had a chance to dominate bowlers and become a man of big occasions. The 33-year-old walked out into the middle when his team was four down at a score of 162 in 32.2 overs. Noting Iftikhar’s amazing batting numbers against spin, Pakistan fans had expected Iftikhar to display his batting mettle against the formidable spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav.   

However, like the Asia Cup 2023, Kuldeep won the battle against Iftikhar in Ahmedabad as well. The spin wizard bowled a googly outside leg that Iftikhar attempted to play a shot but eventually, the ball hit the batter’s gloves and went on to knock down the bails. In the massive clash, he scored only four runs and emerged as a failure.