The shorter the game, the more dangerous Pakistan are, and, almost similarly, the longer the game, the more vulnerable they are – Harsha Bhogle
Pakistan had to face a humiliating 2-0 defeat in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Bangladesh has won the Test series on Pakistani soil for the first time. At the same time, Pakistan has not won a single Test match at home since 2021. Pakistan cricket is going through a very bad phase at the moment, the team could not perform well in the last two ICC tournaments.
Veteran players and commentators of the cricket world are seen criticizing the team harshly. Meanwhile, cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle has made a big statement calling Pakistan’s defeat against Bangladesh shameful.
The longer the game, the weaker they become- Harsha Bhogle
Harsha Bhogle expressed his disappointment at Pakistan’s Test series defeat and said that he had warned about Pakistan’s struggles in Test cricket but he did not expect the team’s situation to be so bad.
Harsha Bhogle tweeted on social media and wrote,
I remember saying some time ago that the shorter the game, the more dangerous Pakistan would be, and, almost in the same way, the longer the game, the more vulnerable they would be. But I didn’t expect it to be so obvious. The way Bangladesh played, it’s embarrassing for Pakistan.
I remember saying some time ago that the shorter the game, the more dangerous Pakistan would be, and, almost as consequence, that the longer the game, the more vulnerable they would be. But I didn’t expect it to be this stark. Well as Bangladesh played, this is embarrassing for…
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 3, 2024
Harsha Bhogle also called Bangladesh’s win the team’s biggest Test series win. He wrote,
To be honest, Bangladesh has had many moments to be proud of. Beating India in the 2007 World Cup is the biggest achievement. How fitting that two kids from that day, Shakib and Mushfiqur, now in the field as experienced players, lead their team to their biggest Test series win.
In all fairness, Bangladesh have had quite a few moments to be proud of. None more so than beating India in the 2007 WC. How fitting then, that the two kids from that day, Shakib and Mushfiq, now in the middle as veterans, see their team through to their biggest test series win.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 3, 2024
Bangladesh showed a great game
Pakistan’s team was all out for 274 runs in the first innings of the second Test match played at Rawalpindi Stadium. Saim Ayub (58), Shan Masood (57) and Salman Ali Agha (54) played important innings. Mehdi Hasan Miraz took the maximum of 5 wickets for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh lost 6 wickets at a score of 26 in the first innings. But then a 165-run partnership between Liton Das and Mehdi Hasan brought the team back. Bangladesh was all out at 262 runs in the first innings. Liton Das scored the highest 138 runs.
In the second innings, Pakistan was all out for 172 runs. Hasan Mahmud took 5 wickets for Bangladesh. Bangladesh then successfully chased the target of 185 runs with 6 wickets in hand.