The current Pakistan national cricket team is in such a poor state that it is possible for sides like Bangladesh to achieve a whitewash against them, claimed former player Kamran Akmal. Instead of getting to play all games at Dubai giving an advantage to India, discussions in Pakistan should focus on how Mohammad Rizwan-led side couldn't win a single game despite having the home advantage, he said.
Pakistan, after getting to host an ICC event after decades, has exited the tournament without progressing from the group stage. They didn't win a single match to the horror of the supporters and needed an abandoned match to open their point tally. They finished at the bottom of Group A with a net run rate of -1.087 and have been under fire ever since.
Former wicket-keeper batter Kamran Akmal pointed out that Pakistani players were playing for themselves and this selfish cricket has brought a bad reputation upon themselves. "If you play only for yourself, no one will have respect for you. Not the players, not Pakistan and neither the PCB," Akmal said while speaking on his YouTube channel.
Cricket in Pakistan is not being handled like in the rest of the world. In a way, the ICC showed Pakistan the mirror, he said. “You are being knocked out in the initial rounds itself. Did anyone ask the coach, captain, or the selection committee as to how cricket is being run? When there is no accountability, how will the cricket improve?" Kamran, whose brother Umar Akmal also played for the national team, asked.
India won the ICC Champions Tropy 2025 beating New Zealand in the summit clash at the Dubai International Stadium. After BCCI refused to let its team play in Pakistan, the tournament went "hybrid" letting the Men In Blue play all their games at a neutral venue.
