Pakistan‘s cricket crew confronted a devastating and humiliating 10-wicket defeat in opposition to Bangladesh throughout the first Take a look at match in Rawalpindi, as a part of Bangladesh’s tour of Pakistan 2024. The loss, approaching residence soil, has raised severe considerations in regards to the state of Pakistan cricket, which seems to be spiraling into an unprecedented decline.
Ahmad Shahzad on Pakistan’s humiliating defeat
Ahmad Shahzad didn’t maintain again in his criticism of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the state of the crew. Shahzad took to social media, posting a video on X (previously generally known as Twitter), the place he expressed deep disappointment and frustration on the present scenario. He minced no phrases as he mentioned the gravity of the defeat, calling it a symptom of a a lot bigger drawback plaguing Pakistan cricket.
“Pakistan crew ka itihasik patan shuru ho chuka hai. Desh ke saath baar baar jhoot bola gaya hai aur aaj, Bangladesh ke haathon itihasik zaleel kar dene wali shikast ke baad, phir se ek ganda mazaak khela gaya hai. Desh ko kisse puchna chahiye aur kis ka gala pakde? In sab halaton ka zimmedar kaun hai?” (The historic downfall of the Pakistan crew has begun. The nation has been lied to repeatedly and at present, after the historic humiliating defeat by Bangladesh, the soiled joke has been performed once more. Whom ought to the nation ask for a solution from and whose throat ought to they seize? Who’s accountable for all these conditions?)
پاکستان ٹیم کا تاریخی زوال شروع ہو چکا ہے۔ قوم کے ساتھ بار بار جھوٹ بولا گیا اور آج بنگلہ دیش سے تاریخی ذلّت آمیز شکست کے بعد پھر سے گھناؤنا مذاق کیا گیا۔ قوم اب کس سے جواب طلب کرے اور کس کا گلا پکڑے؟ ان سب حالات کا اصل ذمےدار کون؟؟#PAKvBAN pic.twitter.com/AdXZhy3z7n
— Ahmad Shahzad 🇵🇰 (@iamAhmadshahzad) August 25, 2024
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Shahzad blames Pakistan Cricket Board
Shahzad went on to explain how the defeat marked a brand new low for Pakistan cricket, additional intensifying the agony that had been increase over latest months attributable to repeated losses.
“Maine apni zindagi mein kabhi Pakistan ko itna neeche nahi dekha. Batting, bowling aur fielding ka toh kisi aur din baat hogi, lekin yeh Pakistan cricket ka ek naya neecha level hai. Is shikast se ubharna unke liye bohot mushkil hoga. Woh aaj tak Afghanistan ke khilaaf wali haar se nahi ubhar paaye hain.” (I haven’t seen Pakistan go this low in my life. Batting, bowling, and fielding is a dialogue for one more day. However this can be a new low in Pakistan cricket. Will probably be very robust for them to get well from this defeat. They haven’t recovered from the defeat in opposition to Afghanistan till at present).
The previous cricketer emphasised that the foundation of the issue lies in short-term decision-making by the PCB, which has had detrimental results on the crew’s efficiency. He criticized the board for his or her incapability to develop a strong long-term plan and failing to strengthen the home cricket construction.
“Maine pehle hello kaha tha ke agar aap quick time period choices loge, toh yeh aapki cricket ko nuqsaan pohchayega. Pakistan cricket waise hello andheron ki taraf ja rahi hai, lekin humne yeh umeed nahi ki thi ke Bangladesh ke khilaaf haarenge.”(I informed earlier that should you take short-term choices, it should hamper your cricket. Pakistan cricket is already heading in the direction of darkness, however we didn’t count on to lose in opposition to Bangladesh).
Poor participant administration and improvement
The appropriate-handed batter additionally defended the gamers, inserting the blame squarely on the PCB for mishandling the scenario and pushing gamers to their limits with out giving correct alternatives to home expertise. He famous the shortage of participant improvement and emphasised that it was the PCB’s failure to create a sustainable pipeline of expertise, quite than the gamers’ fault.
“Gamers ka koi kasoor nahi hai. Kasoor PCB ka hai kyunke gamers ne kabhi zabardasti crew mein lene ko nahi kaha. Yeh aap ho jo unhe lagataar khela rahe ho. Yeh aap ho jo home cricketers ko aage nahi aane de rahe ho. Aap khud maante ho ke home cricket mein kaafi gamers nahi hain. Agar aisa hai, toh aapne kya banaya hai?” (Gamers aren’t at fault. PCB is at fault as a result of gamers by no means requested to be picked forcefully. It’s you who’re making them play always. It’s you who aren’t letting home cricketers come alongside. You admit that there aren’t sufficient gamers in home cricket. If so, what have you ever made?)
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