"Came To The Game With A Loser's Mindset": Pakistan Citizens Blast Mohammad Rizwan And Co. After India Thrashing

In cricket-crazed Pakistan's biggest city, cafe owner Moiz Umer said customers asked him Sunday to change the TV channel to "avoid the humiliation" of witnessing their Champions Trophy defeat to arch-rivals India. "For large parts of the Indian innings, a good number of people turned their backs to the match -- facing their friends instead of the screen, such was the disappointment," said the 45-year-old in the city of Karachi. Fans that didn't look away watched India outclass Pakistan with a convincing six-wicket victory, chasing down 242 with 45 balls to spare and pushing the hosts to the verge of elimination after just two matches.

Pakistan is staging a major international tournament for the first time in nearly three decades but India refused to visit -- citing security concerns and political tensions -- meaning the teams faced each other in Dubai.

The return of international play has been a huge source of national pride but Pakistan fans at home suffered the double heartbreak on Sunday of watching their team falter from a distance.

"It was such a big match and we went down with a whimper," said 42-year-old Zain Mursaleen, among around a hundred spectators with a deflated mood who had gathered to watch the match in Karachi.

"We love to see good cricket and Pakistan failed to produce that -- again."

The eight-team tournament only began on Wednesday. But Pakistan also lost their opening game, meaning their fate hangs on the outcome of a match between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Monday.

In the garrison city adjacent to the capital Islamabad, the atmosphere was sombre from the outset before India's star batsman Virat Kohli struck an unbeaten 100.

"They came to the game with a loser's mindset and never