The journey of Pakistan’s ICC Champions Trophy 2025 ended in just 6 days under the captaincy of Mohammad Rizwan. In the first match, New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 60 runs, while in the second match, India defeated it by 6 wickets. With this defeat, New Zealand and India made it to the semi-finals with Group-A, while the host Pakistan was ruled out of the tournament. Pakistan was hosting an ICC tournament after 29 years, but the team’s performance was disappointing.
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Former Indian veteran batsman Sunil Gavaskar, while criticizing the Pakistan team, said that the current players are not able to defeat India’s ‘B’ team. “I think India’s ‘B’ team can also give a tough competition to Pakistan. I am not sure about the ‘C’ team, but in view of the current form, it will also be difficult for Pakistan to defeat India’s ‘B’ team, “Gavaskar said on ‘Sports Today’.
Pakistan won the Champions Trophy in 2017 when it defeated India in the final. However, since then there has been a decline in the level of Pakistan cricket. The team finished only fifth in the last two ODI World Cup.
Gavaskar also raised questions about Pakistan’s ‘bench strength’. He said, “There have always been natural talents coming out in Pakistan, but now there is a need to analyze why this is not happening. Players like Inzamam-ul-Haq were not technically correct, but their way of batting was fantastic, hiding their technical weaknesses. ”
He also questioned the team’s weak bench strength despite the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the domestic tournament of the white ball. Gavaskar credited India’s success to the IPL and Ranji Trophy, saying that “Indian cricket has prepared many young stars in white ball format, but it remains a challenge for Pakistan.” They have to understand why the best talents are not coming out as before. ”
Pakistan will now play its last league match against Bangladesh on 27 February, which will be just a formality.
