Pakistan cricket chief deeply disappointed by BD defeat

KARACHI, April 23 (AFP): Pakistan's cricket chief said he was "deeply disappointed" Thursday after the national team was whitewashed 3-0 by Bangladesh in the one-day series-their worst-ever defeat against the lowly ranked side.

Fast-rising Bangladesh exposed a new look Pakistan team under a new captain Azhar Ali in all three matches played in Dhaka, winning by margins of 79 runs, seven and eight wickets.

It was Pakistan's fifth one-day series loss in the last 12 months, prompting calls to sack coach Waqar Younis and bring back opener Ahmed Shahzad and middle-order batsman Umar Akmal who were dropped for the tour over disciplinary issues.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan promised a review of the defeat.

"We shall not be pressing any panic buttons but will wait for the tour's end before engaging in a thorough review of all factors.

"Like all cricket fans in Pakistan, I am deeply disappointed at the one-day international whitewash in Bangladesh," Khan was quoted as saying in a PCB release.

Khan praised Bangladesh, who shocked higher ranked England to qualify for the quarter-final of the World Cup last month.