Pakistan has not performed well enough, starting with the 2023 ODI World Cup and continuing through the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Pakistan’s recent home Test series loss to Bangladesh has sparked significant criticism. Worse, this is not an isolated loss.Pakistan’s cricket team has been in poor form for some months. Pakistan’s performance has been subpar, from the ODI World Cup 2023 to the T20 World Cup 2024. There have been far too many changes at the top, with Babar Azam sacked as captain only to be reinstated a few weeks later as white-ball leader. According to a Cricket Pakistan report, Babar Azam may be fired again, and Mohammad Rizwan would be named white-ball captain.According to the article, Rizwan might become the captain in all three versions.
The cricket-crazy nation was devastated after losing the second Test by six wickets in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, allowing Bangladesh to sweep the series 2-0. It was Pakistan’s 10th winless home Test in a row, following their failure to advance from their groups at both the 50-over and T20 World Cups in the previous year.According to the research, Rizwan has the potential to lead all three versions.
The cricket-crazed country was devastated after losing the second Test by six wickets in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, as Bangladesh won the series 2-0. It was Pakistan’s tenth winless home Test in a row, and it followed their failure to advance from their groups 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,” said former Pakistan captain and great fast bowler Wasim Akram to AFP. “As a former player and captain, as well as a fan of the game, I was ashamed by the manner they lost from good situations. I simply do not get it.
“We are consistently losing at home, which says a lot about the quality of our cricket,” said Akram, who has played 104 Tests and 356 one-day internationals for Pakistan.The setback to Bangladesh follows humiliating losses against Afghanistan and the United States in the ODI and T20 World Cups, respectively. Pakistan has also had a dreadful home Test record over the last three years, with six defeats and four draws, including England’s first-ever 3-0 series sweep in 2022.
Ominously, in-form England will be Pakistan’s next visitors, with three Tests beginning on October 7 in Multan. Pakistan is not faring any better away from home, having lost all three Tests in Australia earlier this year, their sixth consecutive whitewash since 1999.
