Former Pakistani batter Basit Ali has called for a court-martial of the national cricket team following Pakistan’s shocking 202-run defeat to West Indies in the third One Day International, which led to a 1-2 series loss.

 

Basit Ali criticised the team’s performance sharply, saying, "Our players have neither courage nor talent. They play just for show. These people have destroyed Pakistan cricket. Pakistan should now play against teams like Nepal and Italy. If a court-martial is not conducted, we will even lose to Italy and Nepal."

 

He targeted captain Mohammad Rizwan and batter Babar Azam, adding, "Both are still living on the performances from the early days of their careers. Now they only do advertisements. People who could not even coach a local team were made Pakistan team coaches. Babar and Rizwan do not listen to coaches. Whatever coaches say, they only pretend to listen. These two need someone like Inzamam Ul Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, or Younis Khan to wake them up, but they know no one will do it and they won’t let anyone either. Babar Azam should put his ego aside."

 

Former wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal also demanded the removal of both the captain and the head coach.

 

He said, "Neither of them knows how conditions are, which combinations to use on the field, or how to use spinners. Even in the Champions Trophy, spin options were ignored and now the Asia Cup will also be played in spin-friendly conditions."

 

Akmal added, "Pakistan needs an aggressive captain, so leadership should be given to Shaheen Shah Afridi. He has consistently shown leadership skills in the PSL. Making him captain and removing him after just one series caused loss."

 

He questioned the governing board, asking, "After the embarrassing defeats to Bangladesh and now West Indies, why does the board not call meetings to hold the coach, management, and captain accountable? They need to be removed."

 

Recently, 10th-ranked Bangladesh defeated the Green Shirts 2-1 in a T20 series, and West Indies, starting the ODI series as the 10th-ranked team, secured a 2-1 victory to reach the ninth position.