Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Pakistan Cricket Crisis Deepens After England Test Series Defeat
Pakistan lost another Test match to England.
This gave England a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Pakistan’s batters have struggled badly and have not scored 200 runs in any innings.
Some former players say the team is playing very poorly.
Rashid Latif says the players should not receive all the blame.
He believes the cricket board, selectors and coaches have helped cause the problems.
Ahmad Shahzad and Faisal Iqbal also said Pakistan cricket is declining.
The criticism is now aimed at both the team and the people managing it.
England’s victory gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series.
Pakistan have not reached 200 in any innings during the series.
Former players identified batting failures as the team’s biggest on-field concern.
Rashid Latif blamed the Pakistan Cricket Board, selectors and coaches for the decline.
Ahmad Shahzad and Faisal Iqbal also condemned the direction of Pakistan cricket.
- Who
- Pakistan’s cricket team, England’s team, the Pakistan Cricket Board, selectors, coaches and former Pakistan cricketers.
- What
- Pakistan suffered another heavy Test defeat, giving England an unassailable 2-0 series lead, while former players criticized the team’s administration and staff.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- England.
- Why
- Pakistan’s poor batting and continued defeats prompted criticism, while former players also blamed the board, selection committee and coaching staff.
Blame the Administration
Blame the Team’s Performance
Responsibility for the decline
Blame the Administration
Rashid Latif said the Pakistan Cricket Board, selection committee and coaching staff should bear much of the blame, arguing that players should not carry all responsibility.
Blame the Team’s Performance
Critics have described Pakistan as the worst touring team in 50 years, based on its poor performances in England.
Nature of the crisis
Blame the Administration
Latif said the current board and its combined administrative, selection and coaching problems have ruined the team.
Blame the Team’s Performance
The team’s results and batting failures are the clearest visible problems, with Pakistan repeatedly losing and failing to score 200 in an innings.
- Series
- England leads the three-Test series 2-0.
- Series status
- England’s lead is unassailable.
- Pakistan batting
- Pakistan have not scored 200 in any innings in the series.
- Main concern
- Former players highlighted Pakistan’s batting struggles.
- Administrative criticism
- Rashid Latif called the current Pakistan Cricket Board administration the worst in 70 years.
- Touring-team assessment
- Latif agreed with the description of Pakistan as potentially the worst touring side in 50 years.
- Other critics
- Ahmad Shahzad and Faisal Iqbal publicly expressed concern about Pakistan cricket’s decline.