Pakistan cricket team is facing constant criticism after being out of the Champions Trophy and now former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar has also made fun of it. Gavaskar says that Pakistan will have to struggle even to defeat the Indian B team. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team defeated defending champion Pakistan by six wickets in the Champions Trophy match played in Dubai on Sunday.

Pakistan out of Champions Trophy

Pakistan entered the tournament to defend the title, but it had to face defeat from New Zealand and then India in the Group A match. New Zealand defeated Bangladesh on Monday, which dashed all hopes of Pakistan. Pakistan has not won a single match in this tournament so far and will face Bangladesh on February 27 in the last match of the group stage. Pakistan is hosting an ICC tournament for the first time since 1996, but the Pakistan team could not register a win at home. Pakistan won the Champions Trophy in 2017, but since then the performance of the team has been declining.

'Pakistan's bench strength is weak'

Gavaskar told a sports channel, I think India's B team can give a tough fight to Pakistan. I cannot say for sure about the C team, but given Pakistan's current form, it will be very difficult for them to defeat India's B team. Pakistan's lack of bench strength is surprising. Pakistan has always had players with natural talent. Even if their technique has not been good, their understanding of bat and ball is good. For example, look at Inzamam-ul-Haq. If you see his stance, you will not advise any young batsman, but his rhythm was excellent.

Gavaskar said - Pakistan is struggling for good players.

Gavaskar also said that despite Pakistan Super League (PSL) and domestic limited-overs tournaments, Pakistan is struggling for good players. He said, how did India prepare so many young players in limited-overs cricket? The reason for this is IPL. IPL players are also playing Ranji Trophy for India. Pakistan cricket should analyze this. They have to think about why they do not have a strong bench strength now.

Atherton said - India-Pakistan competition is now one-sided.

Everyone waits for the match between India and Pakistan, but former England captain Michael Atherton believes that this competition between the two teams has now become one-sided, due to which there is not much hype about it. Atherton said it has now become a completely one-sided match. For a long time now its result has been decided. Pakistan's batting line-up did not look good in the first match against New Zealand.

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