Former Pakistan batter Ahmad Shahzad lashed out at the side after their loss in the Test series at home where they lost to Bangladesh. Already going through a dismal past few months, Pakistan hit rock bottom by losing both Tests to the lower-ranked Bangladesh side in Rawalpindi as well.

Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Shahzad said in a video titled ‘Home turf humiliation’: “Bangladesh has whitewashed Pakistan in their own home conditions. You don’t know how to play, you’re not capable enough to play [directed towards the Pakistani team]. All their practice sessions have also been conducted after they arrived in Pakistan. The condition their country was in at that moment of time was also not that good. They have come to Pakistan and have outplayed you without breaking a sweat.”

However, Pakistan started well in both Tests but failed to capitalize on the momentum. In the recently concluded second Test, Pakistan, after scoring 274 had Bangladesh reeling at 26/6 in the first innings. However, they couldn’t restrict Bangladesh after that, thanks to a brilliant century from Litton Das and a valuable 78 from Mehidy Hasan. Pakistan eventually lost.

“The manner in which they played their cricket, the way they dominated, the approach with which they batted, the style in which they bowled, Rana bowled really well. Their batters have displayed the unwavering spirit one requires to succeed in Test cricket. Their bowlers have demonstrated the channels in which one should bowl, and all you were left is blaming the pitch,” said Ahmad Shahzad. “However, the Bangladeshi batters made the track look like a road whenever they got the opportunity to bat. Whenever your (Pakistani) batters would get an opportunity to bat, they would prefer coming down the order against Nahid Rana).”