India, Feb. 25 -- The Pakistan cricket team's indifferent performance in ICC tournaments is nothing new, and so is their former cricketers' bombardment of them with harsh criticism. Slugfest and passing the blame have been a regular affair in Pakistan cricket, especially when the team doesn't do well. All of them were on display after Pakistan's defeat to India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. In a must-win game against arch-rivals India, Pakistan were humbled by six wickets by an all-round Indian side which was fuelled by a masterful century by Virat Kohli in Dubai.

A day later, after New Zealand beat Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, Pakistan were officially knocked out of the Champions Trophy. Their last match against Bangladesh has now been...