Pakistan vs Bangladesh
There was a time when the Pakistan cricket team and its fast bowlers were the talk of the town in the cricket world but today the shameful defeat of the Pakistan team is being celebrated. A weak team like Bangladesh has whitewashed the host Pakistan team in its own home and won the Test series 2-0. In the first Test played in Rawalpindi, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the series. After this, Bangladesh won the second Test match by 6 wickets. In this way, Bangladesh was successful in defeating Pakistan in a Test series for the first time in its Test cricket history.
Bangladesh has won this historic Test series at a time when its country is going through a period of crisis. In such a situation, this victory is going to bring a ray of hope for the cricket fans of Bangladesh in these difficult times. In this series, the batsmen and bowlers of Bangladesh played an amazing game and put the host team on the backfoot from the very first match. The result was that after surrendering in the first Test, the Pakistani team was defeated badly in the second Test as well.
Pakistan is a failure even at home
This defeat of the Pakistan team may seem shocking to many people, but cricket experts believe that this was bound to happen one day or the other because the condition of Pakistan cricket has been very bad for the last 2-3 years. There was a time when Pakistan was considered a very strong team at home, but since the year 2022, its performance has seen a steady decline.
Since March 2022, the Pakistan team has played 12 series at home. You will be surprised to know that out of these 12 series, Pakistan has managed to win only 3 series. All these three victories have come in ODI series. In Test and T20I series, forget about foreign matches, it is facing difficulty in winning at home. From this, it can be guessed how much trouble the Pakistan team is in.
All is not well in the team
For the last few years, it is not hidden from anyone that there is no unity among the players in the Pakistan team. Veteran cricketers have raised this point many times that there is a rift in the Pakistan team. After being eliminated from the group stage in the T20 World Cup this year, captain Babar himself admitted that the team lacks coordination and unity. The latest example of this was seen in a video recently. In this viral video, a heated argument was seen between Pakistani captain Shan Masood and the team’s head coach Jason Gillespie. The surprising thing is that earlier all these things used to happen behind closed doors but now they have started coming to the fore.
Time to reflect on defeat
This shameful defeat of the Pakistan team is not just a defeat but a warning bell for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the supreme authority of Pakistan cricket. If this continues, the Pakistan cricket team will be in the same situation where its hockey team is today. Now it remains to be seen whether after this crushing defeat, once again the blame game will start within the board and the team or the players of the team will learn a lesson from this defeat and want to unite and make a new beginning.
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