Reacting to Pakistan's loss against India in the Champions Trophy match, ex-Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar criticised Pakistan team management, calling them "brainless and clueless". "I am not disappointed at all by the defeat to India because I knew what would happen," he added. Praising ex-India captain Virat Kohli's century, Akhtar stated that Kohli is a modern-day great in white-ball cricket.