India, March 12 -- Pakistan not being represented on the podium during the presentation ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy final despite hosting the tournament has led to the tournament ending on a controversial note. Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has now said that the team's poor performances in the tournament and in other matches leading up to it is what has led to this situation.

"The ICC showed us the mirror," Akmal said on his YouTube channel. "The tournament's director (Sumair) was there. He was available, and why wasn't he in the ceremony? It is because we don't deserve to be there. We are not playing good cricket. Minow teams have shown us the mirror."

"No one discussed how Pakistan hosted the tournament. If we pla...