Pakistan cricket was reeling Wednesday after its first-ever Test beats versus Bangladesh, the most up to date in a string of inadequate efficiencies which have actually seen the video game struck rock base.
The cricket-mad country was left in misery after shedding the 2nd Test in Rawalpindi by 6 gates on Tuesday as Bangladesh brushed up the collection 2-0.
It was the 10th winless home Test straight for previous giants Pakistan and came hard on the heels of falling short to leave their teams at both the 50-over and T20 World Cups in the previous year.
“It’s a huge setback and our cricket is at a crossroads,” previous Pakistan captain and fabulous quick bowler Wasim Akram informed AFP.
“For a former player and captain, and a lover of the game, I was left embarrassed at the way they have lost from good positions. I simply don’t get it.
“We are shedding continually on home lawn which claims a great deal concerning the top quality of our cricket,” added Akram, who played 104 Tests and 356 one-day internationals for Pakistan.
The defeat to Bangladesh comes hard on the heels of chastening losses against Afghanistan and the USA in the ODI and T20 World Cups respectively.
– Dismal record –
Pakistan also have a dismal record in Tests at home in the past three years — six defeats and four draws, including England’s first-ever 3-0 series sweep there in 2022.
Ominously, in-form England are Pakistan’s next visitors and will play three Tests beginning in Multan on October 7.
Pakistan are not faring any better away from home, they lost all three Tests in Australia earlier this year — their sixth successive whitewash there since 1999.
“People have actually begun to despise cricket,” former international player and regional coach Basit Ali told AFP.
“Bangladesh has actually revealed us the mirror of what we go to worldwide degree.
“It’s a cliche that wins and losses are part of the game, but this is a seismic shock.”
Ali, that played 19 Tests and 50 ODIs for Pakistan, resembled the agreement amongst followers and analysts that the worldwide group appears disjointed on the area.
“Pakistan did not play as a unit and players looked scattered,” he claimed.
“It is sad and embarrassing to say that this is Pakistan’s team.”
The loss additionally saw the Pakistan side damaged by the nationwide press, which claimed disunity came from troubles at the extremely leading.
“Pakistan team’s rapid downward spiral has been alarming, to say the least,” claimed the Express Tribune paper onWednesday The series of top-level losses “makes the mind boggle”, it included.
– ‘No fast repair’ –
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is presently chaired by the nation’s indoor preacher Mohsin Naqvi.
“Since 1998, hand-picked favourites of the respective ruling regimes in the country have taken turns as PCB chairmen to run the game in their own clueless manner, only to ruin it,” the Express Tribune claimed.
Other experts additionally state constant modifications on top of the PCB, which has actually had 5 chairmen in the previous 3 years, have actually hindered progression.
“With the PCB’s top management changing with every change of guard at political level, there is has been no consistent framework,” claimed the Dawn paper.
There have actually additionally been continuous buttons of captains and mentoring team while the residential system of events has actually had numerous overhauls.
PCB chairman Naqvi himself asked for “surgery in the system” after the T20 World Cup leave.
“We need to fix our problems,” he claimed last month.
“But when we look at how to resolve them, we don’t have any solid data or player pool which we can draw from.”
Ex- captain Akram resembled Naqvi’s evaluation.
“The quality of our cricket has gone down with no grassroots activity, so we do not have proper back-ups,” he claimed.
“We have a lot to work on,” Akram claimed. “As a cricket nation we have to be patient, that’s the key.”
“Unfortunately, there is no quick fix.”
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