India, Feb. 16 -- Pakistan sunk to a 61-run loss in the rivalry game against India at the R Premadasa Stadium, the heaviest in a recent line of defeats which has exposed the gulf between the two teams. Although Pakistan remain alive in the T20 World Cup, it's a team that will be jaded by the heaviness of the defeat, and how non-competitive they were through it.

While questions will be asked of all their players and coaching staff, some of the main figures in the dressing room are bound to have more question marks attached to their status than others. Babar Azam in particular continues to have a torrid time, scoring 5(7) before seeing his stumps in a mess as a hoick against Axar Patel didn't connect.

In a very poor patch of form and with...