Colombo, Feb. 18 -- Following his side's win over Namibia, which earned them a spot in the Super Eight phase of the ICC T20 World Cup, Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan spoke on criticism from ex-cricketers, pointing out that it is not in his control and is a "part of cricket's history".

With a quickfire 36* in 22 balls and three wickets, Shadab was at his all-round best during his side's comprehensive thrashing of Namibia by 102 runs at Colombo, with Sahibzada Farhan's maiden T20I ton being the centre of the action. With this win, Pakistan is officially in the Super Eights along with England, New Zealand and Sri Lanka in their group.

However, things were not so much positive and light for the team in the aftermath of the clash against I...