Losing to B’desh lowest point in Pakistan cricket, says Miandad

KARACHI, Apr 20: Pakistani greats on Monday slammed the team's first ever series loss to Bangladesh, with former captain Javed Miandad terming it the "lowest point" in his country's cricketing history.

Bangladesh thumped Pakistan by seven wickets in the second one-day international in Dhaka on Sunday, their fourth series win over a full-member nation after victories against Zimbabwe, the West Indies and New Zealand.

Losing to Bangladesh is the lowest point but if we do not take big measures our cricket will decline further," batting legend Miandad told AFP.

Miandad, who last year resigned from the post of director general of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) praised Bangladesh.

"Bangladesh is not the same Bangladesh they used to be and I think they can now upset any team because they are getting better and better with each day," he said.

 "I did a little bit of coaching in Bangladesh and told them of some basics, like they were weak on short pitch deliveries, and praise to them that they adhered to the basics and now their game is improving day by day," he added, referring to his 2002 coaching stint with the Tigers.