Former players criticize Pakistan for India loss

Stalwarts of Pakistan stood united in describing the current team as uninspiring after they suffered a defeat against India in the Champions Trophy 2025 Star batsman Babar Azam drew the maximum criticism for failing in the highpressure gamePakistan Cricket Board PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi is yet to comment on the loss against India which in turn has more or less ended their hopes in the Champions Trophy 2025But every former Pakistan player worth his salt was critical of the teams approach attitude and planning with the great Wasim Akram calling for an overhaul of the whiteball squad before the 2026 T20 World CupFormer skipper Muhammad Hafeez feels all three pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah should be excluded from the squadsAkram was also upset with the sendoff that offspinner Abrar Ahmed gave Shubman Gill after bowling him with a gemAlso ReadShubman Gill is going to shoulder responsibility of Indian team in years to come says BangarThere is a time for everything Is there no one to tell him what are you doing Look at the match situation you are under the cosh and you are celebrating as if you have taken 5 wickets Wasim Akram saidFormer captain and batting great Javed Miandad was not surprised at the result of Pakistan but wondered just why the players seemed under intense pressureIt is useless blaming the system selectors and all that Question is are these selected players short on anything Does not the PCB take care of them Are they not paid enough So where is the passion and fire and professionalism to perform in big matches and tournaments he saidTruth is our players were under pressure even before the match began Look at their body language not one of them appeared to be in a mood to dominate Indian bowlers he saidJaved Miandad said that players with pride always come good when the chips are down He gave the example of Virat Kohli who scored a matchwinning centuryHe came good when his team needed him to do wellCricket analyst and writer Omair Alavi said comparisons between Kohli and Azam who made 23 last night should end for good nowLets be honest they are just not good enough Enough of Babar Azam and comparisons with Kohli No comparison he saidHafeez also said that those trying to compare Babar and Kohli had been left embarrassed on Sunday Except for one performance I dont recall Babar ever coming good against India he saidPakistans former captain and head coach Waqar Younis said the Champions Trophy 2025 performance is a wakeup callTime to seriously plan ahead try out and persist with some young players and be patient for results The pace bowlers disappointed big timeFormer captain Moin Khan said it was pointless to criticise the players as they have become indifferent to critical opinionsAfter a few days everything will be forgotten and we will start hearing the same things and be given the same promisesAll former captains and players who have given service to the country need to sit together independent of the PCB and give a proper blueprint for how to revive Pakistan cricket he saidWith PTI Inputs