Pakistan commenced their campaign for the T20 World Cup 2024 in one of the most unexpected ways possible. Being defeated by tournament debutants USA as the match ended in a super over, this loss was one of the biggest upsets in tournament history.

Salman Butt, former Pakistan captain, chastised Haris Rauf for failing to bowl to his field during Thursday's T20 World Cup play against the United States in Dallas, Texas.

Rauf was tasked with bowling the final over when the USA needed 15 to win. Aaron Jones hit a six off the third delivery from the veteran right-arm pacer. The equation came down to 5 on the final ball. Rauf opted for the yorker when the mid-off came up. It turned out to be a low full toss, and USA batsman Nitish Kumar got enough bat on the ball to carry it over the mid-off fielder's head and to the boundary.

Butt brutally slammed the star fast bowler calling his antics on the field unprofessional while speaking on the Cricket Baithak Podcast. "Uska ajeeb style hai, woh gend karata hai baith jaata hai, sar pe haath rakhta hai, jaise pata nahi uske shares ka loss ho gaya hai ya chori ho gayi hai. (He has some weird style when he bowls a ball and just sits on his knees with his hand on his head. It is as if he incurred a loss in shares or someone robbed him). But that is so unprofessional. You never learn anything. They lacked common sense and game awareness," Butt said on the podcast.

Butt also said it appears that Rauf doesn't look at his field before delivering the ball. "It is not a surprise that he conceded so many runs because he is that kid who doesn't look at his field at all. Mid-off is inside the circle, and yet he bowls full and gets hit for a boundary on the last ball. You can see the captain also screamed at him. When you have mid-off up, then you don't bowl full balls. This is a basic of cricket," Butt concluded.