After the Green Shirts' embarrassing defeat against India on Sunday in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said the team require a "major surgery."
After losing to the United States in their opening game last week, Pakistan came face to face with archrivals India in their second World Cup match at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in which they suffered a humiliating loss due to poor batting performance.
Speaking with journalists after the match, Naqvi said the "defeat against India was disappointing in every sense".
The PCB chief added he "knows what is going on in the team and what were the reasons for losing".
"It seemed that a minor surgery would work but after this bad performance, I’m now sure that a major surgery is required. The nation will soon see a major overhaul."
The chairman further said that their biggest challenge is to improve the team's performance as it is currently at the lowest level.
Commenting about the upcoming events, Naqvi said the board will have to prepare a team for the Champions Trophy 2025. "The time has come to give a chance to the outside talent," he asserted.
"We have to make the Pakistani cricket team one of the best in the world. The nation does not expect such a disappointing performance from the cricket team," said Naqvi.
Pakistan’s irresponsible batting line-up threw away a golden opportunity to put the country’s campaign back on track, by failing to cross the line against India.
The reckless batting line-up fell miserably in pursuit of a meager 120 runs target and was restricted to 113 for 7 at the end to hand over an unlikely six-run win to arch-rivals.
The defeat has now left Pakistan with very few options as they are now waiting for the outcome of other matches before knowing well whether they would in a position to qualify for the next stage.
Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bowl first on a two-paced pitch where Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf picked up three wickets each while Rishabh Pant was India's biggest contributor with a quick knock of 42 as they were dismissed for 119.
In response, Mohammad Rizwan laid the platform for the chase with a patient knock of 31 but Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals while India's fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah made crucial dismissals to finish with figures of 3-14.
The result keeps India perfect in Group A with two wins from their opening two matches while Pakistan have zero points from two defeats following their upset by the hosts, the United States, in their first game.