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Bazid Khan, while speaking on a TV show:
"I mean, accidents don't happen overnight; they take time. Pakistan's struggles are evident across all formats. In Test cricket, you can't win a home series; you're nowhere in Test cricket because you're a second-tier team, not a top-tier one."
"Let's move on to ODI; in the World Cup, you're again a second-tier team. Now, T20I cricket is left; you've been a Finalist and Semi-Finalist, but results speak louder than words."
"We're not saying it; the results show where your team stands. You're a second-tier team; admit it. You claim, 'Our bowling and batting are fantastic,' but what are the results? What's the bottom line? The bottom line is that you're struggling in Test cricket, ODI, and T20Is."
Bazid Khan, while speaking on a pitch side during the 1st Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan:
"We discussed this on a show during the World Cup; they [Pakistan] are not in the top tier of international cricket, so they are second-tier in white-ball cricket and Test cricket."
Yes, we can say they are a very talented side, but they are nowhere near the likes of South Africa, even New Zealand, India, Australia, so we are actually in the second tier."
"That acceptance has come; either we are still thinking we are a reverse swing team, and that's not happening. We don't have express pace; we don't have quality spinners either."
"So, in red-ball cricket, we have been struggling for a while, and the acceptance has to come to really look into this and make sure, and not only should your goals be set realistically, but also, the fact that you have to pay extra attention to red-ball and white-ball cricket. ODI cricket, you are lagging behind; T20 World Cup, that's in front of you. So, the acceptance of being not a top-tier side, which we always associate Pakistan with, that also has to come."
"I mean, accidents don't happen overnight; they take time. Pakistan's struggles are evident across all formats. In Test cricket, you can't win a home series; you're nowhere in Test cricket because you're a second-tier team, not a top-tier one."
"Let's move on to ODI; in the World Cup, you're again a second-tier team. Now, T20I cricket is left; you've been a Finalist and Semi-Finalist, but results speak louder than words."
"We're not saying it; the results show where your team stands. You're a second-tier team; admit it. You claim, 'Our bowling and batting are fantastic,' but what are the results? What's the bottom line? The bottom line is that you're struggling in Test cricket, ODI, and T20Is."
Bazid Khan, while speaking on a pitch side during the 1st Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan:
"We discussed this on a show during the World Cup; they [Pakistan] are not in the top tier of international cricket, so they are second-tier in white-ball cricket and Test cricket."
Yes, we can say they are a very talented side, but they are nowhere near the likes of South Africa, even New Zealand, India, Australia, so we are actually in the second tier."
"That acceptance has come; either we are still thinking we are a reverse swing team, and that's not happening. We don't have express pace; we don't have quality spinners either."
"So, in red-ball cricket, we have been struggling for a while, and the acceptance has to come to really look into this and make sure, and not only should your goals be set realistically, but also, the fact that you have to pay extra attention to red-ball and white-ball cricket. ODI cricket, you are lagging behind; T20 World Cup, that's in front of you. So, the acceptance of being not a top-tier side, which we always associate Pakistan with, that also has to come."
