India, March 16 -- Throughout the T20 World Cup 2026 campaign, in which Pakistan eventually crashed out in the Super 8s stage, one consistent storyline unfolded. Several former Pakistan players, such as Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Yousuf, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Gul, vouched for having more youngsters in the team and looking past players who have been part of the setup for 4-5 years, regularly failing to land trophies. The thought process was that the results would change overnight and Pakistan cricket would reclaim its long-lost glory.

However, this rhetoric was given a hard reality check on Sunday when Pakistan lost the ODI series to Bangladesh. Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, and Salman Mirza were all ignored. No one really know...