The criticism comes after the Pakistan national cricket team failed to advance to the semi-finals, exiting the tournament following their inability to secure a decisive victory over the Sri Lanka national cricket team in their final Super Eights fixture. The early exit has triggered scrutiny of both Hesson and captain Salman Ali Agha, particularly regarding team balance and player utilisation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mushtaq questioned the clarity of roles assigned to Shadab and Nawaz, suggesting the team management failed to define their responsibilities effectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThere are different types of all-rounders in the world. There is a bowling all-rounder and there is a batting all-rounder and there is one complete all-rounder. I have mentioned it before also,\u201d said Mushtaq on the show Tapmad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He pointed to selection decisions and tactical deployment as factors that disrupted the team\u2019s structure and weakened its bowling effectiveness.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIn the Pakistan team, whichever all-rounders were picked up from the resources, I think in the case of Shadab and Nawaz, what was their role? If you see the stats, who were their wicket-taking bowlers? First, Usman Tariq did not play initially, and we were told to pick him up, and you brought him. Then they brought Abrar Ahmed, a pure bowler.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYour batting balance was getting disturbed because you had these two all-rounders in the form of Shadab and Nawaz, on whose batting and bowling you had belief on. Both Nawaz and Shadab have given performances in batting and bowling also. Right now, things are running patchy. At this position, coach xx was demanding both things from these two. That you have to bat at this spot and bowl at this role. And in bowling, both of them were not bowling in death overs. Nawaz would come to bowl in power play sometimes. In middle overs, Usman Tariq and now Abrar would bowl,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Statistically, neither player delivered consistently throughout the tournament. Shadab\u2019s most notable contribution came in Pakistan\u2019s group-stage win over Namibia, where he struck an unbeaten 36 and claimed three wickets. Nawaz, meanwhile, struggled for impact with the bat, scoring just 20 runs across five innings, though he managed seven wickets overall, including his best figures against England in the Super Eights.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mushtaq further defended the duo by drawing comparisons with prominent international all-rounders, arguing that performance expectations must be viewed in context.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Statistically, neither player delivered consistently throughout the tournament. Shadab\u2019s most notable contribution came in Pakistan\u2019s group-stage win over Namibia, where he struck an unbeaten 36 and claimed three wickets. Nawaz, meanwhile, struggled for impact with the bat, scoring just 20 runs across five innings, though he managed seven wickets overall, including his best figures against England in the Super Eights.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mushtaq\u2019s remarks have added to the growing debate over Pakistan\u2019s tactical decisions during the tournament, with questions being raised about role clarity, selection strategy, and the management of multi-skill players in high-pressure global events.<\/p>\r\n\r\n