Lack of knowledge of rules was the reason why Pakistan failed to go past the semi-final stage of Emerging Teams Asia Cup (ETAC), Daily Express reported on Tuesday.

According to details, the management was not aware of the rules of the tournament and ended up facing India in the semifinals instead of Sri Lanka.

Coach Ijaz Ahmed junior, and Major Colonel retired Naushad Ali did not read the playing conditions of the tournament, sources from inside the board reported.

Due to the same reason, top performer Sahibzada Farhan was rested in the Bangladesh game as the management wasn’t giving value to it.

Despite the better run-rate, Pakistan ended their group campaign as runners-up while Bangladesh topped the group due to playing in away conditions.

Furthermore, captain Mohammad Rizwan was also not aware of the rule as he mentioned about topping the group during a press conference.

However, when an International Cricket Department (ICD) officer told about the result, the management was shocked.

They had planned to face Sri Lanka, and ended up facing India — who defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the semi-final.

Sources further revealed, that coach’s role was quite limited and mostly Rizwan took all the decisions including shuffling in team order. That was another reason for team’s below-par performance in the tournament.