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Out of favour Pakistan cricketer, Ahmad Shahzad lambasted after the Shan Masood-led side registered a horrific 10-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the opening Test of the two-match series on Sunday, August 25 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Shahzad, who is often known to speak his mind out, minced no words as he took to social media to share his take on the downfall of cricket in Pakistan.
The right-handed batter opined that he has never seen Pakistan cricket team hitting so low after the team registered their first 10-wicket defeat at home. The 32-year-old also hit out at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and blamed the selection committee for the biased selection, likewise former Pakistan captain, Ramiz Raja.
“The historic downfall of the Pakistan team has begun. The nation has been lied to again and again and today, after the historic humiliating defeat by Bangladesh, the dirty joke has been played again. Whom should the nation ask for an answer from and whose throat should they hold? Who is responsible for all these situations?,” Ahmad Shahzad captioned a post on X.
I haven’t seen Pakistan go this low in my life: Ahmad Shahzad
The ignored Pakistan cricketer, Ahmad Shahzad also added that this is the lowest Pakistan cricket team has been so far in Test cricket history. "I haven't seen Pakistan go this low in my life. Batting, bowling and fielding is a discussion for another day. But this is a new low in Pakistan cricket. It will be very tough for them to recover from this defeat. They haven't recovered from the defeat against Afghanistan until today," Shehzad said in a video.
"I had said this before as well, Pakistan team is already heading towards darkness, so you cannot take short-term decisions. The situation is just like hockey. Even so, we never expected that Pakistan will lose to Bangladesh, but they have done that as well. Pakistan's players are not at fault. The cricket board is responsible,” he further continued.
At the end, he added that players are not to be blamed as the decision was of the PCB and selection committee, thus questioning the functioning of PCB. "Players never force anyone to put them in the team. It's the board that keeps playing them and is not allowing domestic players to come in. If you don't have domestic players who can replace the existing lot, then what have you done so far?," he added.
While Ahmad Shahzad isn’t the only one, Kamran Akmal, former Pakistan captain and former PCB Chairman, Ramiz Raja, Shahid Afridi, among others also took to share their views on Pakistan’s humiliating loss against Bangladesh.
