'New low for Pakistan cricket', Ahmed Shehzad reacts to Bangladesh defeat

Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has sharply criticized the state of Pakistan cricket following their historic defeat to Bangladesh in the first Test at Rawalpindi. 

Shehzad described the loss as unprecedented and a new low for Pakistani cricket. 

"Pakistan cricket has reached a point where today Bangladesh defeated Pakistan on home soil for the first time ever. I have never seen Pakistan cricket sink so low in my life. This is a new low that Pakistan has hit, which I have never seen in my life" Shehzad said.

Shehzad believes that Pakistan will struggle to recover from this defeat, comparing it to the lingering impact of their loss to Afghanistan. 

"And Pakistan will find it very difficult to recover from this defeat, just like they haven’t been able to recover from the defeat against Afghanistan to this day. Similarly, Pakistan will struggle to bounce back from this defeat. We had said this before. If you make short-term decisions, the Pakistan team is already heading towards zero, just like hockey’s situation. But we didn’t expect that you would even lose to Bangladesh. Today, you’ve shown that as well," he further added.

Criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Shehzad placed the blame squarely on the administrators rather than the players. 

"I don’t believe the fault lies with the players. I don’t think it’s the players' mistake. The mistake is with the Pakistan Cricket Board. The players never insist on being included in the team. It’s you who keep playing them continuously. You are the ones not allowing domestic players to come in. You are the ones who are telling us that there’s nothing in domestic cricket. So, if you don’t have domestic players who can replace these guys, what have you really achieved?" he concluded.