"At Least Compete": Ramiz Raja Tears Into Pakistan Team After 'Scarring' Loss To India

15.10.2023 - 06:57 sports.ndtv.com

Former captain Ramiz Raja has slammed Pakistan for producing an insipid performance against India in the ODI World Cup and termed the defeat as “hurting” and “scarring”.

India had bundled out Pakistan for a paltry 191 and then riding on Rohit's brutal fifty registered a seven-wicket win with nearly 20 overs to spare in Ahmedabad on Saturday. “It's going to hurt them.

It's scarring, it's a pasting, it's a battering and they've been outpaced and outplayed in all the three departments,” Raja told the ICC Review Podcast. “If you can't win, then at least compete.

Pakistan weren't able to do that,” he said. The defeat was also Pakistan's eighth successive loss in ODI World Cups to India, and Raja said Pakistan would have to find a way to end the unwanted streak. “It's a reality and Pakistan have got to do something about it.

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