ICC Cricket World Cup: Why Pakistan have failed in India

By Arpita Singh
Published on | Oct 27, 2023

Horror show for Babar Azam's men

For the first time in their history, Pakistan have lost 4 consecutive games at a World Cup. They have been beaten by India, Australia, AFG & SA

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Diminished returns for 'lethal' pace attack

Except for SA game, formidable Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi looked off-colour. While Afridi has shown glimpses, Rauf has conceded most 6s in WC 2023

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Dearth of quality spinners

PAK spinners have struggled! Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed have conceded 710 runs, taking just 8 wkts

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Naseem's absence hurting them!

Young pacer who played perfect supporting role to Shaheen was ruled out with shoulder injury just before WC and PAK are missing him dearly!

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Babar's captaincy under scanner

Pakistan have lost 4 games on the trot and are on the verge of elimination. PCB has also clearly said that Babar Azam's captainship is on the line

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The inept No.1 batter

Babar may be top of ODI charts but his performance at WC has been shoddy. He has only collected 207 runs (6 games) at an avg of 34, SR less than 80

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Unanticipated batting failures

Before World Cup began, Pakistan had 3 batters in ODI's ICC Top 10 rankings - Babar Azam, Imam ul Haq, Fakhar Zaman. But none shone at WC stage.

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