The Pakistan cricket team has suffered a test series loss against Bangladesh for the first time. They were outplayed by The Tigers in a 2-match series in Rawalpindi. With that loss in the 2nd test, the Pakistan cricket team set an unwanted record at home. Their cricket is in some kind of disarray with the reports of having a difference of opinion in the dressing room, too much captaincy switch, and lobbying. Today, we will see an unwanted record that Pakistan cricket has set after a home series loss against Bangladesh. So let’s start.
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An unwanted home record for Pakistan cricket after Bangladesh whitewash
Pakistan cricket team has suffered a shameful loss against Bangladesh at home. There is a lot of criticism going on in Pakistan after the team’s loss. Their former cricketers and fans are not happy with the team’s performance. First, they lost to Bangladesh in a test match for the first time in a first test. Then, they suffered a series defeats after losing the 2nd test as well.
First series loss against Bangladesh
Pakistan has lost to Bangladesh for the first time in test cricket. Before this series, they didn’t even lose a single test in 13 test matches.
Not a single win in the last 10 home tests
Pakistan cricket team has now 0 test wins in the last 10 tests at home. They have lost 6 tests and managed to draw 4 games at home. In 2021-22, Australia came to Pakistan after so many years to play a 3-match test series. After the first 2 tests ended in a draw, Australia managed to win the 3rd test to clinch the series 1-0.
England came to Pakistan for a 3-match series and outplayed the home team with their Bazball approach. They won the series 3-0.
After that, New Zealand visited Pakistan for a 2-match test series. With the pitches not conducive for the bowlers, both tests ended in a draw and the series resulted in a draw.
Now, the Pakistan cricket team lost to Bangladesh in a two-match test series in Rawalpindi. In the first test, Bangladesh won by 10 wickets and won the 2nd test by 6 wickets while chasing a target of 185.
Only the 3rd test to go winless at home in 10 tests
Pakistan is only the 3rd team after Zimbabwe and Bangladesh to go winless after 10 tests at home in the 21st century.
Test series loss to all 10 oldest member teams
Following Bangladesh, Pakistan is currently the only nation to suffer this humiliation after losing a Test series at home to all ten of the oldest Full Member sides.
Hard times are ahead for the Pakistan Cricket Team
Pakistan cricket team is going through a tough phase right now. There are lots of things happening in the dressing as per the media reports.
Lobbying in Pakistan’s dressing room
It has always been a problem for the Pakistan cricket team. There seems to be some kind of lobbying going on in their dressing room. The team isn’t looking together with some difference of opinion.
We have also seen the visuals of Sarfaraz, while keeping the wickets giving inputs to captain Shan Masood but the latter not agreeing. These things will only make things worse for the Pakistan Cricket Team.
Too many captaincy switches not helping Pakistan
We have also seen some media reports which suggest that the captaincy switch caused the team members to divide, especially Shaheen Shah Afridi and Babar Azam.
After the ODI WC 2023, PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) sacked Babar Azam from the captaincy role. Shaheen becomes the captain of the team but didn’t give a longer rope before going back to Babar again. Shan Masood has been given the responsibility of test captaincy.
Too much captaincy switching is not helping Pakistan cricket and only causing problems for them.
Lack of system and infrastructure
PCB also lacked the system and a cricketing structure that some big teams have. In an interview with Sports Tak, former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif talked about the lack of infrastructure and cricketing system. Regular administration changes in PCB are also not good. They need stability in the system.
Pakistan is lacking in the skillset as well
Rashid Latif has also stressed the technical and skill sets of the Pakistani players. He said there are a few technical deficiencies in the batters and the bowlers are not fit to bowl longer spells. He said the fast bowlers start to bowl at 140 but by the end of the day, their pace comes down to 125-130. It’s a problem of fitness.
Conclusion
So this is what Pakistan cricket is at the moment. They have been found wanting in the last few years, especially if we only talk about test cricket. P did win two test series in Sri Lanka in that period, but they are not consistent enough to win games regularly. They also lost an away test series in Australia in that period.
Winning test matches at home is something they will look at in the future. What do you think? Will they be able to turn things around in the near future?
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FAQs:-
(1) Who is the chairman of PCB?
Mohsin Naqvi is the chairman of PCB.
(2) How many players have captained Pakistan’s test team till now?
A total of 34 players have captained Pakistan’s test team till now. Abdul Hafeez Kadir was the first-ever Pakistan’s test captain in 1952-53 with Shan Masood being the last.
(3) Who is the current ODI captain of the Pakistan cricket team?
Babar Azam is the current captain of Pakistan’s ODI team.
(4) How many matches Babar Azam has won as test captain?
In Babar’s captaincy, Pakistan has played 20 tests and won 10. They lost 6 games and 4 games ended in a draw.
(5) Has Shan Masood won any test as captain?
No. Masood captained the Pakistan test in 5 matches and lost all 5.
