The 41-run defeat in the second ODI, which meant Pakistan conceded an unbeatable 0-2 lead in the three-match series, came a fortnight after a humiliating 2-0 whitewash in the Test series in Bangladesh, which was also described as the \u201clowest point in Pakistan cricket\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former captain Rashid Latif said wrong selection and failing in game awareness caused the steep fall. \u201cPakistan cricket is going down in speed,\u201d Latif told Telecom Asia Sport. \u201cThe selection is based on 'take my two and I take your two, ' which is wrong and makes the selection strange.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia were without seven frontline players, including regular ODI skipper Pat Cummins and his two illustrious pace partners Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. Opener Travis Head is also rested, while Mitchell Marsh pulled out of the tour with a calf injury after being named skipper.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a pathetic performance, but we are now so used to this humiliation that we do not feel pain in our hearts,\u201d former pacer Sikander Bakht told www.telecomasia.net. \u201cEveryone is biding time, and players with so little experience of first-class cricket are part of the squad.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Latif urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to make the management accountable. \u201cWe have to make the management accountable and make them better. If they are selecting the wrong eleven and squad, then the results will be like this.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Latif blamed the ploy of using spin-friendly pitches as the team\u2019s bane. \u201cWe dug a grave where spinners were taking wickets, but in the second match we ourselves fell in that grave,\u201d said Latif, referring to spin pitches used in the series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan took eight wickets through spinners, with debutant Arafat Minhas taking five in the first ODI in Rawalpindi. They won the match by five wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe are selecting T20I players in ODIs, which is wrong. Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, and Abdul Samad are T20 players, and they are not attuned to playing 50-over cricket. Our batters lack quality defense, which is hurting their batting.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan took eight wickets through spinners, with debutant Arafat Minhas taking five in the first ODI in Rawalpindi. They won the match by five wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Basit blamed head coach Mike Hesson for the failure. \u201cHesson should be asked what he is doing with the Pakistan team. Is this the way to prepare for the World Cup? He is damaging Pakistan cricket.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n