Wasim Akram says, he is ’embarrassed at the way,’ Pakistan lost from good positions against Bangladesh

Pakistan’s 2-0 loss to Bangladesh has opened up the side to sharp criticism. They have also fallen to their lowest rank in ICC Test rankings since 1965 (8th). Former cricketer Wasim Akram said he was “embarrassed” at the way Shan Masood’s team lost despite being in pretty competitive positions.

“For a former player and captain, and a lover of the game, I was left embarrassed at the way they have lost from good positions. I simply don’t get it,” Akram was quoted saying to AFP. Bangladesh players have punched above their weight throughout the series.

They were reduced to 26/6 in the first innings of the second Test however, Liton Das and Mehidy Hassan stitched a clinical partnership not only to pull Bangladesh back into the game but take them to a victory in the end.

In the first Test too when the team was in a tricky situation veteran batter Mushfiqur Rahim would pull them out of trouble with a sublime double hundred.

Not only did their batters outskill the Pakistani batters Bangladesh’s bowlers could extract more out of the palcid Rawalpindi surfaces in both games. Bangladesh’s quartet of fast bowlers picked up 21 wickets during the two-match series while their spinners accounted for 15.

“It’s a huge setback and our cricket is at a crossroads,” Akram said. “We are losing consistently on home turf, and that says a lot about the quality of our cricket.” Pakistan has not won a series in Pakistan since south Africa toured the nation in 2021.

“I mean, extremely disappointed, especially when you start the home season, something we’ve all been very excited about. We waited 10 months for this opportunity. The story has been a bit of the same, like, Australia. We haven’t learned our lessons,” Shan Masood said after the series.

“I think now it’s time where we’ve realized that where we thought we were playing good cricket in Australia and not finishing games. That’s something that we need to work on,” he added.

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