WATCH: Shoaib Akhtar tells Pak to play 'fearless cricket'

Shoaib Akhtar was all praise for Sarfaraz-led Pakistan after their convincing win over South Africa in their crucial World Cup fixture on Sunday

Pakistan former speedster Shoaib Akhtar was all praise for Sarfaraz-led Pakistan after their convincing win over South Africa in their crucial World Cup fixture on Sunday. If Pakistan manage to win all their remaining three fixtures and results of matches of other teams go in their favour, the 1992 champions can secure a spot in the last four. "I recommend Pakistan to hold their ground, play pressure-free cricket, play according to the best of their abilities and display their talent," Akhtar said on Monday in a video posted on his YouTube channel. The Rawalpindi Express was full of praise of Sohail, saying that his inclusion -- in place of Shoaib Malik -- in the playing XI made the difference. "I was constantly saying that Haris Sohail should be included in the playing XI because he is a very compact player. Against South Africa, he showed how to score runs. In fact he looked better than Babar Azam. Haris provided the thrust and helped Pakistan get a total in excess of 300," said Akhtar "Haris Sohail was a great addition and Shoaib Malik was dropped which was a fair call," he added.