What is our worst performance in an ICC tournament?

[msb314]

The choices are as follows:

1) 1975 WC - happened way before my time so do not know much about it other than the fact that we were eliminated in the group stages... hope someone chips in on this.

2) 2003 WC - had many legends on our team although most were past it - round 1 exit. Could only beat the minnows like Namibia and Kenya

3) 2007 WC - this has to be at least in the top 2... Horific defeats against WI and Ireland led to our exit along with the tragic death of Bob Woolmer.
Never understood how our team which had done so well in the Inzy/Woolmer era could capitulate like that...

4) 2002 CT - I did not watch this tournament so know very little about it other than the fact that we were eliminated in the first round.

5) 2006 CT - still makes me angry how Akhtar and Asif missed this tournament due to a failed drug test... I thought we had a glimmer of hope when Malik and Razzaq pulled off a great run chase against SL but defeats to NZ and SAF led to a first round exit. The defeat to SAF when we were all out for 80 runs was the last time I cried for a cricket game lol

7) 2013 CT - this was our worse performance IMO. No fight or passion whatsoever from a team full of TTF's which lost every game with their slow and ineffective batting... The only good thing is that this tournmanent ended the career of Imran Ferhat lol

8) 2014 WorldT20 - this was the first time we failed to reach the semis in a World T20. To their credit - we did score huge totals and beat Australia and Bangladesh but the format of the tournament meant that defeats to India and WI led to our exit...

9) 2016 World T20 - the only silver lining from this tournament was the fact that we scored 200 plus against Bangladesh and saw the return of Sharjeel khan - lost every other game and screwed up our chase against NZ...

Pick, choose and discuss!

Don't be shy!

 

[Slog]

2007 wc

2013 ct

 

[Rana]

2007 wc

We were supposed to be the semi finalists at least considering our squad. Silly management before the tournament ruined everything.

We should have had a bowling attack of Akhtar, Asif and Rana. Instead we got Sami, Mahmood and Rao

Our Batting had been a let down for 6 previous months running into the tournament.

 

[msb314]

2007 wc

We were supposed to be the semi finalists at least considering our squad. Silly management before the tournament ruined everything.

We should have had a bowling attack of Akhtar, Asif and Rana. Instead we got Sami, Mahmood and Rao

Our Batting had been a let down for 6 previous months running into the tournament.

Akhtar and Asif are only to blame for that - not the management.

 

[Markhor]

2003 WC was utterly depressing led by tactical genius Waqar. We managed to bash the minnows but lost to every decent team in the group with the India defeat being particularly hard to swallow. I remember getting destroyed under the lights by a young James Anderson vs England chasing 240 odd. Wasim and Waqar were barely on speaking terms in a faction-ridden team.

2007 WC was horrific. Even now that Ireland defeat and then Woolmer's passing is awful to think about. Three culprits from that day in Malik, Hafeez and Kamran are still playing.

2013 CT was dire but I didn't see much cricket around that time.

 

[Markhor]

Akhtar and Asif are only to blame for that - not the management.

Agreed and I hope this is made clear to everyone viewing this thread who are Akhtar and Asif supporters.

These two bloody cowards, who'd doped the previous year and were given a huge letoff by PCB, FAKED INJURIES to drop out of the 2007 World Cup squad because they were too chicken to take a drug test.

I'd have banned them both for life there and then. Now they've the audacity to sit in TV studios lecturing us all about Pakistan cricket. Cowards.

 

[msb314]

2003 WC was utterly depressing led by tactical genius Waqar. We managed to bash the minnows but lost to every decent team in the group with the India defeat being particularly hard to swallow. I remember getting destroyed under the lights by a young James Anderson vs England chasing 240 odd. Wasim and Waqar were barely on speaking terms in a faction-ridden team.

2007 WC was horrific. Even now that Ireland defeat and then Woolmer's passing is awful to think about. Three culprits from that day in Malik, Hafeez and Kamran are still playing.

2013 CT was dire but I didn't see much cricket around that time.

Unfair to pin the blame solely on them when our captain Inzy and Moyo (who were the senior players) failed in another ICC tournament. Malik in fact had a decent tournament with the bat from what I recall.

Agree with everything else.

 

[Stallion__]

2007 world cup.

It took a freak partnership from the last wicket pair of eventual champions to knock us out of 1975 world cup. While in 2003, even though our performances were appaling, we managed to come out unscathed in the matches against minnows, unlike in 2007.

 

[Boi]

Afridi being banned for the first 2 games of the 2007 WC was a big blow. couldve done with his minnow bashing there.

 

[Hasan123]

2007 WC and 2013 CT were awful performances.

 

[ExplicitAI]

From my time I'd say the 2013 CT, we showed zero fight in that tournament and we even performed poorly in the 2015 WC and 2016 T20 WC.

 

[MMHS]

To me, it's close between 1996 & 2007 - probably 1996.

 

[msb314]

To me, it's close between 1996 & 2007 - probably 1996.

??

How can you compare a tournament when we reached the QF to one in which we were eliminated in the group stages.

It is between 2007 WC and 2013 CT for me.

 

[msb314]

2007 WC and 2013 CT were awful performances.

Agree although I think we were downright rubbish in the 2003 WC and 2016 WorldT20 as well.

 

[msb314]

2007 world cup.

It took a freak partnership from the last wicket pair of eventual champions to knock us out of 1975 world cup. While in 2003, even though our performances were appaling, we managed to come out unscathed in the matches against minnows, unlike in 2007.

Thanks for the information on the 1975 WC - I had no idea we only lost by 1 wicket to the WI in that group stage game.

 

[msb314]

Afridi being banned for the first 2 games of the 2007 WC was a big blow. couldve done with his minnow bashing there.

On green pitches - Afridi would have done nothing.

 

[Slog]

On green pitches - Afridi would have done nothing.

Ireland were poor against spin

He would have done well against them

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

The choices are as follows:

1) 1975 WC - happened way before my time so do not know much about it other than the fact that we were eliminated in the group stages... hope someone chips in on this.

2) 2003 WC - had many legends on our team although most were past it - round 1 exit. Could only beat the minnows like Namibia and Kenya

3) 2007 WC - this has to be at least in the top 2... Horific defeats against WI and Ireland led to our exit along with the tragic death of Bob Woolmer.
Never understood how our team which had done so well in the Inzy/Woolmer era could capitulate like that...

4) 2002 CT - I did not watch this tournament so know very little about it other than the fact that we were eliminated in the first round.

5) 2006 CT - still makes me angry how Akhtar and Asif missed this tournament due to a failed drug test... I thought we had a glimmer of hope when Malik and Razzaq pulled off a great run chase against SL but defeats to NZ and SAF led to a first round exit. The defeat to SAF when we were all out for 80 runs was the last time I cried for a cricket game lol

7) 2013 CT - this was our worse performance IMO. No fight or passion whatsoever from a team full of TTF's which lost every game with their slow and ineffective batting... The only good thing is that this tournmanent ended the career of Imran Ferhat lol

8) 2014 WorldT20 - this was the first time we failed to reach the semis in a World T20. To their credit - we did score huge totals and beat Australia and Bangladesh but the format of the tournament meant that defeats to India and WI led to our exit...

9) 2016 World T20 - the only silver lining from this tournament was the fact that we scored 200 plus against Bangladesh and saw the return of Sharjeel khan - lost every other game and screwed up our chase against NZ...

Pick, choose and discuss!

Don't be shy!

2010 World t20. We barely managed to find a way into the semi-final and that match was almost in the bag when our pathetic fielding managed to give away extra runs on virtually each and every delivery. That Hussey inning still hurts!

 

[moghul]

For me 2007 was a traumatic event. Being in USA, I planned to attend the WC one year ahead of time with my friends. Bought tickets , reserved flights and hotels. Could not take long vacations but planned to watch all Pak games in round of 8 and semis and the final. But both Pak and India got eliminated in first round. I went anyway, more than us, locals were even sadder for the elimination of Pak and more of India, there were so many cancellation of the hotels and the local business took a huge set back. The final between SL and Austrlailia did not look like a final , it was a disastrous WC for me and many many people.

 

[msb314]

Ireland were poor against spin

He would have done well against them

It is the batting that failed that day - even Sami, Mahmood, Rao had them on the ropes early on in their innings before Porterfield got them home.

 

[msb314]

2010 World t20. We barely managed to find a way into the semi-final and that match was almost in the bag when our pathetic fielding managed to give away extra runs on virtually each and every delivery. That Hussey inning still hurts!

Yes I thought of that given we reached the SF's by only winning 2 games lol.

But SF exit trumps group stage exit every day.

 

[moghul]

2010 World t20. We barely managed to find a way into the semi-final and that match was almost in the bag when our pathetic fielding managed to give away extra runs on virtually each and every delivery. That Hussey inning still hurts!

And I was there to watch in the stadium at St. Lucia. And before Saeed Ajmal came to bowl "that" over, I told my wife , who was with me , how great a bowler Ajmal was and he would win the match for Pakistan for sure. What actually happened is a sad history and since that day my wife doesn't believe in any of the cricketing prediction I make.

 

[hafizexpress]

2013 CT for me since it was in my time. Still have horrible memories about it.
Our openers were none other than Jamshed and Farhat. And the bowling attack failed miserably. I like the comeback tho overall that year was one of the best for Pak cricket despite the CT performance.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

And I was there to watch in the stadium at St. Lucia. And before Saeed Ajmal came to bowl "that" over, I told my wife , who was with me , how great a bowler Ajmal was and he would win the match for Pakistan for sure. What actually happened is a sad history and since that day my wife doesn't believe in any of the cricketing prediction I make.

Sorry for your loss!

 

[msb314]

2013 CT for me since it was in my time. Still have horrible memories about it.
Our openers were none other than Jamshed and Farhat. And the bowling attack failed miserably. I like the comeback tho overall that year was one of the best for Pak cricket despite the CT performance.

Beating SAF in SAF and beating SL at home was nice - but doesn't make up for the CT disaster.

 

[The_Odd_One]

2016 WT20

Pakistan has never played this bad in a big tournament held in Asia. Was absolutely disgusted by Afridi's selfishness. The whole team played that tournament for him. Even the PCB was content with throwing it away just to get rid of him for good. Remember when Afridi played 4 fast bowlers in India and did not include any spinner but himself?

Another hopeless WC was 2015. Everyone knew that Pakistan could not win it. That was the only WC in which I knew Pakistan had absolutely no chance. Never felt like that in any other tournament.

 

[CadPakFan]

The choices are as follows:

1) 1975 WC - happened way before my time so do not know much about it other than the fact that we were eliminated in the group stages... hope someone chips in on this.

2) 2003 WC - had many legends on our team although most were past it - round 1 exit. Could only beat the minnows like Namibia and Kenya

3) 2007 WC - this has to be at least in the top 2... Horific defeats against WI and Ireland led to our exit along with the tragic death of Bob Woolmer.
Never understood how our team which had done so well in the Inzy/Woolmer era could capitulate like that...

4) 2002 CT - I did not watch this tournament so know very little about it other than the fact that we were eliminated in the first round.

5) 2006 CT - still makes me angry how Akhtar and Asif missed this tournament due to a failed drug test... I thought we had a glimmer of hope when Malik and Razzaq pulled off a great run chase against SL but defeats to NZ and SAF led to a first round exit. The defeat to SAF when we were all out for 80 runs was the last time I cried for a cricket game lol

7) 2013 CT - this was our worse performance IMO. No fight or passion whatsoever from a team full of TTF's which lost every game with their slow and ineffective batting... The only good thing is that this tournmanent ended the career of Imran Ferhat lol

8) 2014 WorldT20 - this was the first time we failed to reach the semis in a World T20. To their credit - we did score huge totals and beat Australia and Bangladesh but the format of the tournament meant that defeats to India and WI led to our exit...

9) 2016 World T20 - the only silver lining from this tournament was the fact that we scored 200 plus against Bangladesh and saw the return of Sharjeel khan - lost every other game and screwed up our chase against NZ...

Pick, choose and discuss!

Don't be shy!

Why didn't you put 2015WC?

 

[msb314]

2016 WT20

Pakistan has never played this bad in a big tournament held in Asia. Was absolutely disgusted by Afridi's selfishness. The whole team played that tournament for him. Even the PCB was content with throwing it away just to get rid of him for good. Remember when Afridi played 4 fast bowlers in India and did not include any spinner but himself?

Another hopeless WC was 2015. Everyone knew that Pakistan could not win it. That was the only WC in which I knew Pakistan had absolutely no chance. Never felt like that in any other tournament.

Lets be real - we have not been favorites for any tournament since the 1999 WC. Losing a QF to Australia IN Australia is nothing to be ashamed of although I was disappointed that we lost to both India and WI.

I agree the 2016 World T20 was a disaster. Waqar tried to blame it on Afridi but the fact of the matter is that Waqar was the coach and had full accountability for our results - glad he was fired shortly afterwards lol

 

[msb314]

Why didn't you put 2015WC?

Because we reached QF's - unlike these other tournaments.

QF trumps group stage exit all day every day.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Lets be real - we have not been favorites for any tournament since the 1999 WC. Losing a QF to Australia IN Australia is nothing to be ashamed of although I was disappointed that we lost to both India and WI.

I agree the 2016 World T20 was a disaster. Waqar tried to blame it on Afridi but the fact of the matter is that Waqar was the coach and had full accountability for our results - glad he was fired shortly afterwards lol

I did not say favorites. There has always been a remote chance. 2015 team was absolutely hopeless.

Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shehzad, Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, and Sohaib Maqsood. That was our batting barring Misbah and Haris (rookie).

 

[ads101]

I dont think we've been bad in tournaments in the last 10 years or so, we've been decent. We never had the strongest of teams but we put up decent showings for the most part. CT 2013 was disappointing but we had a weak team, not many expected much with that line up (though we should have beaten WI at least, still we bowled well the entire tournament).

T20 2014, we came mid table, ahead of Australia and Bangladesh with West Indies and India ahead of us. Not that surprising, West Indies were the best T20 team then, and India were going strong (and we pretty much always lost to them in tournaments).

T20 2016 we probably underperformed the most in recent times, it was held in India yet we finished only above Bangladesh, with not just India but Aus and New Zealand ahead of us. Given it was asian conditions I would have thought we could have beaten at least one of Aus or NZ.

What I'd more question is why the squad of 2000-2007 did poorly, we won pretty much nothing then, fared badly in tournaments when we were reputed to having a good team. When you have been blessed with a stronger team, you have to make the most of it, which I don't think we have done. In tournaments it seems our weaker teams on paper have done the same or arguably better than the stronger ones. Which is very strange.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

2013 CT and 2016 T20 WC.

 

[hadi123]

I was only born in 1999 so only started following cricket properly until 2010ish.

I was aware of the 2007 WC but I didn't know much about cricket but I wouldn't say that's our worst performance in an ICC tournament as we fought till the last ball against Ireland despite having such a low score.

I remember the 2013 CT and we were just awful. It was a very poor side and our team looked so flat and batting looked absolutely hopeless. I was at the Pakistan West Indies game and the Pakistan India game and we just looked like amateurs in the India game. That was really a debacle but at least it makes our CT 2017 victory even more sweeter

 

[MMHS]

??

How can you compare a tournament when we reached the QF to one in which we were eliminated in the group stages.

It is between 2007 WC and 2013 CT for me.

It's about managing expectation, otherwise not winning cup is a failure every time.

I would have been upset even that PAK side of 1996 lost the Final at Lahore - if you take a look at the squad, their age, their contemporary form & the WC venue, that QF exit was indeed worst performance. Similarly, for 2007 team, I didn't expect them to exit at group stage - particularly a group that had WI, IRL & ZIM.

For 2013 CT - I think, if you open thread from that time (you joined in 2014), you would have noticed the expectation from fans. Iqbal Qasim sent a PAK team in May-June UK, which had 3 spinners and his Captain was happy with that as well.

Similarly, the Coach, Captain & squad that PCB sent for 2016 T20 WC; can't tell about others, but they actually out performed to my expectation - which was, a hammering from IND, a comprehensive beating from AUS, NZ and a tight finish against us. PAK actually beat us comprehensively!!!!!

2003 team was a paper tiger - over aged premadonnas with lots of ego & seniors spending most times biting each other's a$$; a horrible Captain who doesn't make the XI on playing merit and a management that had to be changed all together just after the WC. What was coming was evident in SAF tour, just before the WC.

1975 WC was a miracle - WI last pair put 63, to replace PAK in SF; otherwise that team under Intekhab was fantastic.

1979 WC, PAK reached actually maximum - they were easily the 2nd best team & I put it other way; only team that made some match against that WI side.

1983 WC, PAK actually punched well above the weight - Imran played as specialist bat, while Zaheer was in his last stage. I believe Rashid Khan & Shahid Mehboob took new ball!!!!

2015 was exactly what I expected - an exit from a given QF spot.


2000 & 2004 CT had anticlimax - lost to NZ & WI (particularly in 2004 after beating IND), but both NZ & WI eventually went on to win the Cup, so fair enough - I can explain that, PAK faced two teams that were in red hot form for a small period that coincided with CT & got few things run their way.

2002 CT was like a KO & they lost to those days SRL, in SRL - no issues.

2006 CT was a great success, because of the doping of players & drama of the Captaincy - they did won against SRL & was screwed by BCCI on a Mohali wicket against SAF, that probably doesn't even exist even in SAF

If I am to pick 2 more, I'll say 1987 WC, which had a fantastic team for the condition & may be 2009 CT - after beating IND & allowing AUS to win at India's expense , losing to NZ in SF was a bit shallow.

 

[Adil_94]

2003 and 2007 WC because it was so unexpected.

2013 CT was worst in terms of W/L record but i think most PPers expected a shambolic tournament with the likes of Farhat K Akmal Shafiq Malik in our batting line up it was always destined for failure.

 

[shaz619]

Probably the one where they mauled India in the CT 2017 final, I felt the boys didn't even try and could have won by an even bigger margin so I rate that as the worst because I expected so much more from them

 

[htariq25]

2013 ct was disgraceful

 

[htariq25]

2013 ct was disgraceful

Who would've thought we would win the next edition of the tournament!

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Who would've thought we would win the next edition of the tournament!

That has to do with captaincy. Most people were cursing 2017 batting squad too. Calling this team before the tournament the worst in our history. no 8 rank, barely qualified for CT etc etc.

A good captain can make scores of 260 reduce to 220 and for a team like Pakistan thats a winning score. It would have been a first round exist if Sarfraz wasnt the captain.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

2007 wc, 2013 CT are the worst in terms of performance.

2011 wc was the most heart breaking. Couldn't chase a simple total like 260. Shame!
Beating India in India in the most watched match of all time would have made history.

 

[zulfiqar]

2007 for me without a shadow of doubt, and this is considering 1996 and onward, as I didn't watch cricket before then. How embarrassing to not qualify with West Indies, Zimbabwe & Ireland. LOL. Just read that again... West Indies, Zimbabwe & Ireland. And we didn't qualify.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

This thread is painful......THIS THREAD IS PAINFUL !!!!

1999 final - the only time I ever cried for a limited overs match (however I was only 7-8 years old back then) but ever since that instance LOI cricket has never hurt me although test losses are still hard to swallow and I lose my temper and literally throw things at the TV (sometimes) in frustration.

Antigua Test in 2000 that Sydney 2010 disaster are two particular instances where the throwing of things might've happened ~ If I ever come to power Kamran Akmal will be sentenced to being a Murgha every day for six hours for a decade.

 

[kingusama92]

2007.

What an utter disaster topped with Bob Woolmer's death.

 

[msb314]

It's about managing expectation, otherwise not winning cup is a failure every time.

I would have been upset even that PAK side of 1996 lost the Final at Lahore - if you take a look at the squad, their age, their contemporary form & the WC venue, that QF exit was indeed worst performance. Similarly, for 2007 team, I didn't expect them to exit at group stage - particularly a group that had WI, IRL & ZIM.

For 2013 CT - I think, if you open thread from that time (you joined in 2014), you would have noticed the expectation from fans. Iqbal Qasim sent a PAK team in May-June UK, which had 3 spinners and his Captain was happy with that as well.

Similarly, the Coach, Captain & squad that PCB sent for 2016 T20 WC; can't tell about others, but they actually out performed to my expectation - which was, a hammering from IND, a comprehensive beating from AUS, NZ and a tight finish against us. PAK actually beat us comprehensively!!!!!

2003 team was a paper tiger - over aged premadonnas with lots of ego & seniors spending most times biting each other's a$$; a horrible Captain who doesn't make the XI on playing merit and a management that had to be changed all together just after the WC. What was coming was evident in SAF tour, just before the WC.

1975 WC was a miracle - WI last pair put 63, to replace PAK in SF; otherwise that team under Intekhab was fantastic.

1979 WC, PAK reached actually maximum - they were easily the 2nd best team & I put it other way; only team that made some match against that WI side.

1983 WC, PAK actually punched well above the weight - Imran played as specialist bat, while Zaheer was in his last stage. I believe Rashid Khan & Shahid Mehboob took new ball!!!!

2015 was exactly what I expected - an exit from a given QF spot.


2000 & 2004 CT had anticlimax - lost to NZ & WI (particularly in 2004 after beating IND), but both NZ & WI eventually went on to win the Cup, so fair enough - I can explain that, PAK faced two teams that were in red hot form for a small period that coincided with CT & got few things run their way.

2002 CT was like a KO & they lost to those days SRL, in SRL - no issues.

2006 CT was a great success, because of the doping of players & drama of the Captaincy - they did won against SRL & was screwed by BCCI on a Mohali wicket against SAF, that probably doesn't even exist even in SAF

If I am to pick 2 more, I'll say 1987 WC, which had a fantastic team for the condition & may be 2009 CT - after beating IND & allowing AUS to win at India's expense , losing to NZ in SF was a bit shallow.

I don't buy the fact that the Mohali wicket screwed us over in the 2006 CT.

SAF batted on the same wicket and scored over 200 runs yet we somehow folded for 80 odd

You have to accept we were poor and and did not deserve to progress at all.

For the 2013 CT - team selection or not - the captain and management were responsible for selecting the players. Regardless of who played - we were downright pathetic and rightfully lost every game...

 

[msb314]

This thread is painful......THIS THREAD IS PAINFUL !!!!

1999 final - the only time I ever cried for a limited overs match (however I was only 7-8 years old back then) but ever since that instance LOI cricket has never hurt me although test losses are still hard to swallow and I lose my temper and literally throw things at the TV (sometimes) in frustration.

Antigua Test in 2000 that Sydney 2010 disaster are two particular instances where the throwing of things might've happened ~ If I ever come to power Kamran Akmal will be sentenced to being a Murgha every day for six hours for a decade.

1999 final was tough to swallow (esp getting bowled out for 123) and I cried too lol but atleast we reached the finals which was a big achievement at the time considering our batting was Saeed Anwar or bust lol

It is hard to top the 2007 WC - lost to Ireland and WI of all teams and not to mention Bob Woolmer's death and Inzy's retirement. One of the most depressing moments as a Pak cricket fan - yes even worse than 2010 Spot Fixing.

2013 CT was a disaster and we had soo many duds on that team - as I mentioned in the OP, the only good thing to come out of that tournament was the end of Imran Farhat's career lol

 

[jeetu]

2007 WC was disaster for both India and Pakistan.

 

[Rana]

2007 for me without a shadow of doubt, and this is considering 1996 and onward, as I didn't watch cricket before then. How embarrassing to not qualify with West Indies, Zimbabwe & Ireland. LOL. Just read that again... West Indies, Zimbabwe & Ireland. And we didn't qualify.

Losing an opening game away to the tournament hosts is still understandable to be fair. There is no way to justify losing to Ireland however. It became so desperate that you could sense ICC tapping into umpires during the game to somehow make Pakistan win, otherwise a disaster was on the cards not just for Pakistan but for a long world cup without one of the top drawing teams.

2007, a year to forget for Pakistan cricket

 

[Bhaijaan]

2007 CWC still tops the list

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

2007 CWC still tops the list

Yeah never experienced a low-point at an ICC tournament quite like 2007. And that's saying something because there have been quite a few low-points.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Ya woolmer's death made things worse.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Ya woolmer's death made things worse.

That was the lowest of the lows. That event and Philip Hughes death really felt personal.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Yeah never experienced a low-point at an ICC tournament quite like 2007. And that's saying something because there have been quite a few low-points.

Just the weirdest event , weirdest format ever and to make matters worse Bob Woolmer’d death happened. A very depressing World Cup.

The format was so pathetic.
No one thought now a 2 months long event would feel like when the two most cricket crazy nations crash out inside first week.

The worst part that we got crashed out and the event went on for ages with no interest from anyone.

Bet we would have both given Aussies a run for their money if we went past the group stages.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Just the weirdest event , weirdest format ever and to make matters worse Bob Woolmer’d death happened. A very depressing World Cup.

The format was so pathetic.
No one thought now a 2 months long event would feel like when the two most cricket crazy nations crash out inside first week.

The worst part that we got crashed out and the event went on for ages with no interest from anyone.

Bet we would have both given Aussies a run for their money if we went past the group stages.

I think Australia probably would have still cruised to a win, but without a doubt that tournament would have been so much more interesting. Despite missing Shoaib and Asif, I thought that was a good Pakistan team. Same for India who still had many good years left with the Fab 4. No offence to Ireland and Bangladesh, but them advancing to the next round over India and Pakistan ended up being a net loss for cricket. The tournament became completely irrelevant once Pakistan and India were eliminated.

Personally, I still vividly remember the shock I felt when we lost to Ireland, and when I heard the news that Woolmer was dead. Mentally, the tournament ended for me when Pakistan thrashed Zimbabwe in their last group game.

 

[Bhaijaan]

I think Australia probably would have still cruised to a win, but without a doubt that tournament would have been so much more interesting. No offence to Ireland and Bangladesh, but them advancing to the next round over India and Pakistan ended up being a net loss for cricket. The tournament became completely irrelevant once Pakistan and India were eliminated.

Personally, I still vividly remember the shock I felt when we lost to Ireland, and when I heard the news that Woolmer was dead. Mentally, the tournament ended for me when Pakistan thrashed Zimbabwe in their last group game.

I remember every time there was a match of Bangladesh or Ireland against a top team (and there were plenty), the commentators would make us remember it could have been a classic clash including one of Bharat & Pakistan. I think God is great because few months later we two brother nations butchered everyone of them to meet in the final of inaugural WT20.

We are rarely silent spectators when we go far in tournaments.

 

[jnaveen1980]

2007 world cup was bad for both teams. India and Pakistan. India was good enough to thrash both SL and Bangladesh. So after BD loss they thought they would win against Srilanka. But didn't happen. There is an iconic image that was taken when they were losing to Srilanka which effectively sealed India's fate. This image will live forever. But that was the last time India lost to a minnow side in an ICC event. They made sure it never happens again.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

I remember every time there was a match of Bangladesh or Ireland against a top team (and there were plenty), the commentators would make us remember it could have been a classic clash including one of Bharat & Pakistan. I think God is great because few months later we two brother nations butchered everyone of them to meet in the final of inaugural WT20.

We are rarely silent spectators when we go far in tournaments.

Funnily enough I had the very similar feeling when USA advanced to the next round in the WT20 last year, where they got annihilated by England, South Africa and West Indies.

I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same.

 

[stani_pak]

I will do the list by Each ICC event
For me personally

Worst ICC ODI World Cup Performance: 2007 was a horrific tourney not only the fact that we got eliminated, but to be eliminated by Ireland was just down right bad, you think to yourself how can it get worse from here, well it does we lose our beloved coach Bob Woolmer (May he rest in peace), was a very sad tournament, the only good thing was the last match vs Zimbabwe, we got a win and Imran Nazir scored Pakistan highest World cup score I think it was 164 he ended up with.

Worst T20 World Cup performance: 2024 World Cup, there was some expectation for the team to do well, and there was some good players in the squad too, of course some dumb selections (Azam Khan, Usman Khan, Imad) the fact that we lost to USA and that too in a super over, and than to be eliminated by India, when all we had to do was chase down a low total, was just so sad. We did get some wins vs Canada, and Ireland, but the sadness and damage of getting out in the first round was already done.

Worst ICC champions trophy performance: 2013 ICC champions trophy, if I recall correctly they dropped some seniors and made some weird selections, aside from the selections the performance of the team was horrible, not only did they lose all 3 matches, but Pakistan could not even score 200 plus runs, there highest score as a team was 170 vs West Indies. Horrible Horrible tournament for Pakistan.

 

[Bhaijaan]

2007 world cup was bad for both teams. India and Pakistan. India was good enough to thrash both SL and Bangladesh. So after BD loss they thought they would win against Srilanka. But didn't happen. There is an iconic image that was taken when they were losing to Srilanka which effectively sealed India's fate. This image will live forever. But that was the last time India lost to a minnow side in an ICC event. They made sure it never happens again.

It was the fitting culmination of the Greig Chappel era. All that politics resulted in touch instability and for a short while we became the Pakistan of world cricket. If we had made it to the next round maybe Greig’s job would have stayed and we would have suffered more. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise that it all ended there and we had a fresh start from that moment on.

We learnt the biggest lesson from that era that having a strong captain is extremely important and the coach has to take a backseat.

 

[sweep_shot]

I think 2007 WC was Pakistan's worst ICC event performance ever. It was because they lost to rookie Ireland and got eliminated. Ireland at that time was a completely rookie team.

Pakistan had a pretty good team in 2007 WC --> Inzamam, Yousuf, Younis, Kamran Akmal, Hafeez, Azhar Mahmood, Imran Nazir, Umar Gul, Shoaib Malik etc.

So, yeah. That was their worst performance.

 

[mominsaigol]

2007 is the worst cause Pakistan had a good team and showcased shockingly poor results. Australia would have cruised to a win but just worth pointing out.

But overall worst is Ct 2013, or ct 2025.

If you're referring to only world cups, then wc 2023 easily lol

 

[topspin]

2013 CT is the worst. Pakistan lost all games. But this is to be expected from Misbah. Once we got rid of him, there was a complete contrast in fortunes:

2017 CT was the most memorable because of how Pakistan fared in the previous edition of the tournament due to Misbah's archaic cricketing mind. As soon as he we got rid of him from white ball cricket, there was a complete contrast in fortunes:

2013 CT
Host: England
With Misbah as captain
Outcome: Lost all matches including a game against India.

2017 CT
Host: England
Without Misbah as captain
Outcome: Brought the CT home after beating India in the final by 180 runs

 

[mominsaigol]

2013 CT is the worst. Pakistan lost all games. But this is to be expected from Misbah. Once we got rid of him, there was a complete contrast in fortunes:

2017 CT was the most memorable because of how Pakistan fared in the previous edition of the tournament due to Misbah's archaic cricketing mind. As soon as he we got rid of him from white ball cricket, there was a complete contrast in fortunes:

2013 CT
Host: England
With Misbah as captain
Outcome: Lost all matches including a game against India.

2017 CT
Host: England
Without Misbah as captain
Outcome: Brought the CT home after beating India in the final by 180 runs

2017 CT also proved one thing, that sarfi wasn't just some puppet of a foreign coach.

I do respect mickey for certain things such as babar no 3 in all formats( at the time this was good decision), prioritising proper allrounders Hafeez, Malik, Imad and Haris sohail to ensure Pakistan has a solid 8 bowling options to choose from.

I have no doubt he'd have fast tracked saim for the same reason due to saim's bowling prowess

But at the time mickey was new and didn't trust a debutant to play a tournament. He rectified his mistake and made falhar an all format opener later

But It was sarfi who had enough to booted shehzad into the abyss for fakhar. And both sarfi + mickey had enough to Unar akmal's clownery and forced a boot out from c while misbah brought them back in 2020.

Misbah would have made Shehzad his go to opener.

Misbah's CT 2017 team guarantee would have been

1) Azhar Ali
2) Ahmed Shehzad/ Muhammad Hafeez
3) Babar Azam
4) Muhammad Rizwan
5) Iftikhar Ahmed/Umar Akmal
6) Iftikhar Ahmed/ Umar Akmal
7) Shadab Khan
8) Muhammad Nawaz
9) Hasan Ali
10) Muhammad Husnain
11) Junaid Khan

12) Imam ul Haq (Likely would have been in the squad due to inzi pressure and misbah bowing down to it)
13) Faheem Ashraf (Would have made it visa connections)
14) Shehzad/Hafeez( One of these would be prioritized
15) Wahab Riaz most likely for similar reasons to imam or faheem.

The likes of Amir, Fakhar, Imad, malik, Sarfaraz would all be ghosts and wouldn't have ever made it to the squad.

 

[Hitman]

Ours is definitely the 2007 ODI WC. Nothing comes close.

 

[Vikram1989]

2007 and 21

 

[BouncerGuy]

Pakistan did worst in 2013 CT and then in 2023 they were ordinary.

 

[topspin]

Pakistan did worst in 2013 CT and then in 2023 they were ordinary.

For Misbah fans, it’s a case of dar ka mahaul hai

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

I think 2025 CT has over taken as the worst, going winless in a tournament hosted in Paksitan itself is horrible.
CT25 then 2007 World Cup

 

[RyanRyan10]

Just the weirdest event , weirdest format ever and to make matters worse Bob Woolmer’d death happened. A very depressing World Cup.

The format was so pathetic.
No one thought now a 2 months long event would feel like when the two most cricket crazy nations crash out inside first week.

The worst part that we got crashed out and the event went on for ages with no interest from anyone.

Bet we would have both given Aussies a run for their money if we went past the group stages.

The 2007 World Cup format was flawed (2019 & 2023 formats were worse) but India and Pakistan's early exits saved fans of both teams from witnessing further humiliation. Both teams weren't going to reach the semifinals. Australia and South Africa would have thrashed them and they would have lost at least couple more games. In hindsight, it's fortunate that these teams were eliminated early on, sparing us from seeing them struggle further in the tournament and ultimately finishing between 6th to 8th.

 

[Bhaijaan]

The 2007 World Cup format was flawed (2019 & 2023 formats were worse) but India and Pakistan's early exits saved fans of both teams from witnessing further humiliation. Both teams weren't going to reach the semifinals. Australia and South Africa would have thrashed them and they would have lost at least couple more games. In hindsight, it's fortunate that these teams were eliminated early on, sparing us from seeing them struggle further in the tournament and ultimately finishing between 6th to 8th.

IPL has the best format.

 

[mominsaigol]

I think 2025 CT has over taken as the worst, going winless in a tournament hosted in Paksitan itself is horrible.
CT25 then 2007 World Cup

Ct 2025 > Ct 2013 > 2007 wc in terms of crap.

These 3 tournaments were as pathetic as the entire history of the Indian women team. How has Pakistan women won atleast one icc trophy but Indian have 0. I repeat 0.

 

[RyanRyan10]

IPL has the best format.

Yes. It's also the best form of cricket for me. But the thread is aabout the ICC events so let's stick to it Grandmaster.

 

[saimayubera]

Ct 2025 > Ct 2013 > 2007 wc in terms of crap.

These 3 tournaments were as pathetic as the entire history of the Indian women team. How has Pakistan women won atleast one icc trophy but Indian have 0. I repeat 0.

When did this happen?

 

[mominsaigol]

When did this happen?

Thought it happened in 2009 t20 but just checked, it never did.

Nvm

 

[RyanRyan10]

When did this happen?

Mominsaigol is Sin Cara. Keeps botching.

 

[saimayubera]

Thought it happened in 2009 t20 but just checked, it never did.

Nvm

Pakistan women's team is real bad. Indian women's team sucks too but is basically nz men level. pak women team is bangladesh men's level.

 

[RyanRyan10]

2013 CT is the worst. Pakistan lost all games. But this is to be expected from Misbah. Once we got rid of him, there was a complete contrast in fortunes:

2017 CT was the most memorable because of how Pakistan fared in the previous edition of the tournament due to Misbah's archaic cricketing mind. As soon as he we got rid of him from white ball cricket, there was a complete contrast in fortunes:

2013 CT
Host: England
With Misbah as captain
Outcome: Lost all matches including a game against India.

2017 CT
Host: England
Without Misbah as captain
Outcome: Brought the CT home after beating India in the final by 180 runs

Misbah had picked his clones

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

Thought it happened in 2009 t20 but just checked, it never did.

Nvm

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Pakistan women's team is real bad. Indian women's team sucks too but is basically nz men level. pak women team is bangladesh men's level.

I am sure both Pakistan and Indian women's teams would beat Bangladesh men's team. No offence @sweep_shot @Bhaag Viru Bhaag

 

[RyanRyan10]

Bro, you are the most knowledgeable poster here especially when it comes to your country Australia but you need to fact check yourself every now and then. We can't let Devdal and SaimAyubera troll us with your material.

I an tagging @Devadwal so that he doesn't miss this post

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

I an tagging @Devadwal so that he doesn't miss this post

I quite enjoy the debates between @mominsaigol and @Devadwal , the 2 most knowledgeable cricket fans I have seen here - who are never wrong factually, or with predictions/analyses. Incredible insights and it is like watching Superman vs Thor watching them debate.