The dismal decline in Pakistani cricket continues following their crushing defeat by Bangladesh. Pakistan is now ranked eighth in the ICC Test rankings, which were just revealed. This is their lowest position since 1965.
“I mean, we’ve all been really enthusiastic about the home season, so to speak, and to begin with, I’m really unhappy. We had to wait a full year for this chance. The narrative has been quite similar to that of Australia. After the series, Shan Masood remarked, “We haven’t learned our lessons.”
The dismal decline in Pakistani cricket continues following their crushing defeat by Bangladesh. Pakistan is now ranked eighth in the ICC Test rankings, which were just revealed. This is their lowest position since 1965.
“I mean, we’ve all been really enthusiastic about the home season, so to speak, and to begin with, I’m really unhappy. We had to wait a full year for this chance. The narrative has been quite similar to that of Australia. After the series, Shan Masood remarked, “We haven’t learned our lessons.”
Throughout the series, Bangladeshi players have performed much above their weight. In the first innings of the second Test, Bangladesh was down to 26/6, but Liton Das and Mehidy Hassan combined to form a brilliant combination that not only helped Bangladesh get back into the game but ultimately led them to victory.
Veteran batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will rescue the team from a precarious situation in the first Test as well with a magnificent double hundred. Former Pakistani batsman Ahmad Shehzad said on his X account, “But when they got the chance to bat, the Bangladeshi batters made the track look like a road.”
Not only were their hitters superior to those of Pakistan, but in both games, Bangladesh’s bowlers were also able to get more out of the dull Rawalpindi surfaces. During the two-match series, Bangladesh’s spinners claimed 15 wickets, while their four fast bowlers claimed 21.
Both their spinners and their Pakistani counterparts were outclassed by the unheralded pace pack. The seam quartet, which included the promising 6-foot-3 left-arm seamer Shoriful, took 15 wickets from the Bangladeshi tweakers at 30.05. Five seamers from Pakistan managed just 19 points at an average of 39.4.