Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed usually bats at 5, 6 or 7 in the order, but his lack of hitting prowess has been a cause of concern for the side.
Pakistan succumbed to a three-wicket loss to England after the hosts chased down the visitor's target of 341 through Roy's ton , hence clinching the five-match series 3-0.
Backing Afridi's claims, Akhtar said he too received harsh treatment from senior cricketers during his playing days.
Shashi Tharoor put out a reminder regarding the India-Pakistan match played during the World Cup 1999, incidentally when the two nations were fighting the Kargil War.
Shoaib Akhtar felt that if India think that pulling out of the game against Pakistan is necessary, they are well within their rights to do so.
Akhtar had taken to social media on the day when Sarfraz made the comments during the match saying,'This is not acceptable as a Pakistani.'
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar said that Sarfaraz Ahmed's conduct was totally unacceptable.
Kohli has received severe criticism from the likes of Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson and Sanjay Manjrekar for his aggressive celebrations in the ongoing Test series.
The Indian fans reminded the former pacer of the 2003 World Cup when India eliminated Pakistan through Sachin Tendulkar's knock.
After the emphatic win over Bangladesh former Indian opener Virendra Sehwag and his arch-rival Former Pakistan's speedster Shoaib Akhtar took to Twitter congratulate Team India.
Here is a flashback of some heated incidents involving Indian players in Asia Cup history.
Akhtar on September 6 had announced that he is resigning from the post of advisor to the PCB chairman.
Many present and former cricket greats lauded Virat Kohli for his outstanding innings in Birmingham and among them was former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar.
The longstanding rivalry between Sehwag and Akhtar was renewed on an ice field when they clashed in St. Moritz Ice Cricket T20 tournament in February.
Akhtar said that he had accepted the position because he felt that Sethi sincerely wanted to do good for Pakistan cricket.
The 42-year-old bowler had earlier criticised Sethi, claiming that Pakistan cricket had deteriorated during his tenure as chairman.
Sehwag, who is the captain of Palace Diamonds, slammed 62 runs off 31 balls to drive his team to 164/9 in their allotted 20 overs.
Shoaib Akhtar expressed his hope to see youngsters taking inspiration from the Delhi batsman.
India and Pakistan have not played a full bilateral series since 2007 in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008.
Preferred over vice-captain Rahane, Rohit Sharma failed miserably as he managed to score just 78 runs in four innings in South Africa.
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