India, March 6 -- Despite hosting a major ICC tournament for the first time in 30 years, the Pakistan cricket team had a horrendous campaign in the Champions Trophy, as they went winless and finished bottom of the group after losses to India and New Zealand.

Pakistan's expectations were dashed, especially as they only played one full game in front of their home fans, that being the opening day loss to the Kiwis. Several questions will be asked of the status of Pakistan white-ball cricket, with them now having failed to make a deep run at any ODI event since the 2017 Champions Trophy victory.

Former coach Jason Gillespie, who stepped down in November after only a month in his role as white-ball coach, reflected on these results, and was ...