India, Feb. 24 -- In the commentary box, as Ravi Shastri highlighted former Pakistan star Inzamam-ul-Haq's woeful running between the wickets after his nephew Imam-ul-Haq was run out in the Champions Trophy defeat to India in Dubai, adding that poor running "runs in the family", Sunil Gavaskar, with Wasim Akram next to him, joked that it wasn't a right assessment as "the family can't run".

On a post-match analysis show in Pakistan, their past stalwarts too were caustic. Shoaib Malik sang an old film hit "dil ke arman ansuon men bah gaye" (tears have washed away heart's desire), struggling for words to explain Pakistan's timid show in the six-wicket loss. Giving up on a "brainless and clueless management", Shoaib Akhtar focused on praisin...