What is wrong with the cricket squad of Pakistan?
Veteran Bangladeshi batsman Shakib Al Hasan hit a boundary off Pakistani leg-spin bowler Abrar Ahmed at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium under overcast skies, capping his team’s six-wicket victory in the second Test match and historic first men’s Test series victory over the home team.
Tuesday afternoon, as the rest of his teammates came onto the field to join in the festivities, Shakib gave a fist bump and gave his colleague Mushfiqur Rahim a hug. Bangladesh had lost 12 of the 13 games played between the two teams prior to the series.
The black clouds mirrored the dread and doom that surrounded Pakistani cricket as captain Shan Masood and his team hobbled off the field. For for the second time in their history, the men’s team recently lost a home Test series handily.
Pakistan has a 10-game winning streak going back to February 2021, when they last won a Test match at home.
- What is wrong with the cricket squad of Pakistan?
Pakistan was once a major force in cricket, but in all versions of the game, its recent results have been appalling. The victorious runs from the T20 World Cup in 2009 and the ICC Men’s 50-over World Cup in 1992 are a faint memory.
Pakistani cricket fans have witnessed a lot in recent years, from stunning outcomes in international events to setbacks against lower-tier teams in bilateral series.
- Since November 2022, what have Pakistan’s results been like?
The United States, which only qualified for the tournament as one of the co-hosts, memorably defeated Pakistan in the first round of the T20 World Cup 2024, preventing Pakistan from moving on.
Pakistan lost their first T20 encounter against Ireland in the run-up to the tournament.
Pakistan lost five of their nine games in the Cricket World Cup 2023 in India, and they were eliminated from the competition at the group stage.
- In the T20 World Cup 2024, Pakistan was eliminated?
from the competition after a memorable victory by the United States, who was only one of the co-hosts to qualify for the event.
Prior to the competition, Pakistan’s first Twenty20 match against Ireland ended in a loss.
- Since November 2022, how many persons have coached Pakistan?
Seven! The current red-ball coach is Jason Gillespie, the current white-ball coach is Gary Kirsten, the current white-ball coach is Mohammad Hafeez, the interim coach is Abdul Rehman, Grant Bradburn, Mohammad Hafeez, and Aznar Mahmood are listed in chronological order.
Arthur, who coached Pakistan to their most recent ICC championship—the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017—thinks the squad is suffering because of the revolving door strategy.
The 56-year-old former South Africa coach claimed that “different coaches bring different ideas and have different roles for the players.”
Arthur claimed that it “causes uncertainty, inconsistency, and forces players to start playing for themselves.”
