Pakistan cricket has given numerous memorable moments to its lovers inclusive of the ODI World Cup 1992 win, the T20 World Cup 2009 triumph and the ten-wicket victory over arch-competitors India within the T20 World Cup 2021. However, latest times paint a as an alternative bleak photo of the usa’s maximum cherished sports activities.
It appears that the “true old days” are lengthy long gone and are most effective harking back to what the Green Shirts as soon as represented on the sector as the countrywide facet’s current performances in global cricket have sparked debate over the invasion of politics in sport, with claims of nepotism on the top sabotaging fulfillment on the ground.
The country wide group’s downward spiral that started out with Asia Cup 2023 — was followed with the aid of the group’s elimination from the ODI World Cup 2023 after winning most effective four of their 9 matches. Unfortunately, it did not forestall there and were given worse as they first lost the away Test collection against Australia and then were recently whitewashed with the aid of Bangladesh within the two-healthy series played in Rawalpindi.
With the 2-0 defeat, the Men in Green last week fell to 8th, their worst Test ranking in almost six many years. It became the tenth winless domestic Test in a row for the cricket-crazy united states of america and exacerbated the lovers’ unhappiness from the last two international cups.
The cutting-edge Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman is Mohsin Naqvi, who has a 2nd complete-time task as indoors minister in a country grappling with a surge in militant attacks. In the past years, Pakistan cricket has ploughed via 4 coaches, 3 board heads, three captains and severa formats of the home opposition — instability professionals say rides on the whims of politicians.
