'Is it stick cricket?' - Former Pakistan pacer Junaid Khan takes dig at IPL, gets schooled

T20 cricket is always said to be more friendly to batters and to keep the balance, many rule changes have been brought from time to time so that we get to witness the equal battle between the bat and the ball and one such rule change was introduced in the ongoing IPL which is a two-bouncer rule. This rule has brought some relief to bowlers as they can test batsman with one more bouncer in the over yet few raise questions on the ground dimensions and pitches of the IPL.

In yesterday's IPL match, we witnessed various records being made and broken as SRH posted a mammoth 278-run target against Hardik Pandya's MI which was the highest-ever T20 score in an innings but even after such a giant score, It was not a one-sided game as Mumbai went on to score 245 runs in reply and lost the game by just 31 runs. A total of 38 sixes were smashed during this course which is also the record.

Former Pakistan pacer Junaid Khan raises questions on IPL

Junaid Khan, who was one of the leading left-arm pacers for Pakistan during his playing days, took to X and tried to make fun of the IPL.

Credit goes to the wicket. 523 runs in just 40 overs with only 8 wickets fallen.

Is this actual cricket or is it stick cricket??#MIvsSRH#IPL2024

— Junaid khan (@JunaidkhanREAL) March 27, 2024

Flat pitches, small boundaries, quick outfield. This is called IPL
A target of 278 😲 #MIvsSRH #IPL2024

— Junaid khan (@JunaidkhanREAL) March 27, 2024

However, His post didn't go well with the fans of the biggest cricketing league in the world and they lambasted the former Pacer with some stats and included Pakistan's prime batsman Babar Azam's stats.

Lumber 1 Batter Babar Azam On Same Flat Pitch And Small boundaries 🥵🔥 pic.twitter.com/hQOUrB4G3X

— Sir BoiesX (@BoiesX45) March 27, 2024

Meanwhile:- Indian smallest ground vs Pakistan biggest ground. pic.twitter.com/9RGeMUczpz

— Saurabh Tiwari🇮🇳 (@saurabhtiwri) March 27, 2024

For the unversed, Pakistan played 2 ODI World Cup games in Hyderabad last year in which Babar Azam scored a total of 15 runs.

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