By Admin 
Asia cup 2025: In the Asia Cup 2025, the bat of Pakistan’s young opener Sam Ayub is completely silent. Ayub could not even open an account in all three group matches of the tournament. Returned the pavilion against Oman on the very first ball, he was also dismissed against India on Golden Duck and kept playing only two balls in the match against the United Arab Emirates without scoring runs. Three consecutive zero has put his batting in the dock.
However, Ayub’s bowling has been giving some relief. His spin has taken 6 wickets so far, but his frequent failures as an opener have remained a matter of concern for Pakistan. Meanwhile, former Pakistan team captain Rashid Latif has given an interesting statement defending him.
“Sometimes sitting on a camel, the dog bites” – Rashid Latif
Rashid Latif said in a conversation with Revsportz, “Sometimes the player’s time comes that even if he is sitting on a camel, the dog bites.
Latif further said that Ayub is constantly being dismissed in unfortunate ways, sometimes caught out, sometimes shot timing disturbances. He further said, “Every player has bad time. He will boil in a big match. Either it will break or burst.”
How did you get out Sam Ayub?
Oman Match – Faisal Shah caught out on a boom ball.
India match- While playing a shot off Hardik Pandya, Jaspreet Bumrah was caught.
UAE Match – Junaid Siddiqui’s ball caught out at third man.
On all three occasions, both Ayub’s shot selection and luck did not support him.
Pakistan’s entry in Super-4
Despite poor form, Pakistan has made its place in Super-4. Both India and Pakistan teams from Group-A have reached the next phase. Pakistan defeated UAE by 41 runs in their last group match and cut the ticket for Super-4. Now everyone’s eyes are on the India-Pakistan match on September 21, where fans will hope that Sam Ayub’s bat finally broke the silence.