India, April 7 -- While the Indian Premier League continues to go from strength to strength, Pakistan cricket is at its lowest ebb. Gone are the days of Pakistan being labelled as 'The Unpredictables', let alone a force in the sub-continent. Their cricket has spiralled down, and how? They have yet to win an ICC tournament since the 2017 Champions Trophy, and losses against sides like Zimbabwe and Afghanistan have only increased. Off the field, controversies such as the unceremonious sackings of coaches and captains have not helped, and the rut goes so deep that Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten would consider themselves extremely lucky and believe they dodged a bullet having successfully escaped the Pakistan cricket set-up.

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