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Shahid Afridi criticised Pakistan’s selectors after the Pakistan national cricket team lost the ODI series 2–1 to the Bangladesh national cricket team following a poor ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign. Afridi blamed excessive experimentation and sidelining experienced players. Bangladesh secured the series with an 11-run win at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium despite Salman Ali Agha’s century for Pakistan.
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has strongly criticised Pakistan’s cricket selectors after the national team lost the ODI series 2–1 to Bangladesh national cricket team. The defeat came shortly after Pakistan’s disappointing campaign in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, increasing pressure on the team’s management and decision-makers. Bangladesh sealed the series with an 11-run win in the deciding match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Afridi publicly blames Pakistan selection committee Following the defeat, Afridi publicly blamed the selection committee for the team’s struggles. Speaking in a video shared on social media, he questioned their decisions and leadership. 129608869 “You saw the performances in the 2026 T20 World Cup, and after that we also lost the Bangladesh series 2–1.
In my opinion, the selection committee deserves criticism. All of you in the committee have played so much cricket, yet you still don’t seem to have the idea of who should be the captain for which format,” Afridi said. He also criticised what he called excessive experimentation with young players.
“You keep making too many decisions in the name of ‘surgery’. What you are doing is picking youngsters and players who have barely played a few first class matches. Your domestic cricket is not even of that standard that it can consistently produce players ready to secure a place in the Pakistan team,” he added.