You Know Things are Bad When.....

[Kianig89]

When Imam ul Haq averages 50+

 

[Ronaldo7]

When we are being compared to Bangladesh.
Our cricket standards have fallen SMH

 

[Hitman]

When Imam ul Haq averages 50+

He is one tough son of a gun.

 

[Ronaldo7]

When our fans start to compare themselves with Bangladesh team on who is doing better in the world cup

I doubt having 2 wins in 6 games is any good.

 

[Sunzi]

Man the OP is from nearly a decade ago and the same points are still relevant - #progress ha ha.

 

[Hasan123]

When our fans are mocking Bangladesh and we are playing worse.

 

[Abdulm123]

When we are relying on Afghanistan and bangladesh to save us this world cup

 

[Chokli]

When we are being compared to Bangladesh.
Our cricket standards have fallen SMH

We are worse than Bangladesh

2016 and 2018, they've done better than us in the Asia Cup.

 

[Saj]

When you are worried that you may finish 10th out of 10 teams in the World Cup.

 

[Abdulm123]

When this thread is still alive 10 years later

 

[CricketIsAwesome]

the Pakistan fans are rooting for an India win so that their team can possibly book a SF berth in the WC

 

[AAli98]

When Sri Lankas national anthem lasts longer than there openers.

 

[spiderreddy]

When u need umpiring errors to win a match against Afghanistan

 

[The_KING]

When Afghanistan's part time spinners are better than our main spinners.

 

[Majid Khan]

When you celebrate a win over Afghanistan with such joy and excitement.

 

[farazaidi]

Actually, we managed to score more against Afghanistan than the no.1 team, so its not so bad

 

[Abdullah]

Boys no need for this thread.
Sometimes it's good to win like this. Trust me
Maybe not against Afg, but games like this give u belief

 

[ElRaja]

When you celebrate a win over Afghanistan with such joy and excitement.

people are celebrating staying alive in the wc more tbh

 

[Ronaldo7]

When you celebrate a win over Afghanistan with such joy and excitement.

It wasn't about us winning against afg. If we had won this match by 7/8 wickets I guarantee you that there would have been minimal celebrations. It was about us coming back in the match when we were down and out. Don't forget that we would have been out of the WC if we had lost today

 

[Hasan123]

When Afghanistan spinners outperform our spinners.

 

[hadi123]

Why are people saying it's embarrasing to celebrate over beating Afghanistan. Winning close games is always much more exciting, adrenaline pumping, thrilling than winning more comfortable games. Even if Pakistan beat Mongolia women under 10s in a close game, we'd be hyped because that's the drama and beauty a close game brings.

 

[Saj]

When a country ravaged by civil war over the years says your country isn't safe for our cricketers.

 

[Ronaldo7]

When a country ravaged by civil war over the years says your country isn't safe for our cricketers.

Especially when you sent your players to their country during a civil war.
That's a big no no

 

[Danyaalr01]

When Afghanistan spinners outperform our spinners.

What’s so bad about that. The Afghanistan spin attack probably outperformed most, if not all the spin attacks in the WC.

 

[AAli98]

Shehzad akmal safraz come in at 3 4 5

 

[Saj]

When the Sri Lanka C team come and beat you in your own backyard in a T20I series.

 

[azimiqbal]

When you have misbah as head coach and chief selector

 

[DRsohail]

when C team completely outclass you.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

When Misbah is head coach/batting coach/chief selector

(can't believe I've just typed this ridiculous sentence)

 

[Syed1]

When a never-been like Misbah is the most powerful guy in Pakistan cricket and he running our team to the ground.

 

[Khan12]

When the Sri Lanka C team come and beat you in your own backyard in a T20I series.

When misbah is preferred over Mickey

 

[Titan24]

When captain remains a captain after poor performances with bat as well as in decision making in the last 2 years.

 

[Mirpur express]

When the no1 T20 team plays like no 9..

 

[Mirpur express]

When U Akmal celebrates getting his 10 in T20s to go level with Dilshan

 

[Mirpur express]

When Sarfi has to do the 6 hitting

 

[Khan12]

When captain remains a captain after poor performances with bat as well as in decision making in the last 2 years.

And still misbah retains him as a captain.

 

[Titan24]

And still misbah retains him as a captain.

Wrong decision which should be corrected otherwise he should be held accountable if team suffers similar fate in Aus.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

When the no1 T20 team plays like no 9..

No.9? This SL team is weaker than Zimbabwe. SL itself is a mediocre T20 team now.

 

[AAli98]

Even the biased Aussie commentators want pak to make a game of it.

 

[Saj]

When Rambo and Malik are telling each other to retire first.

 

[TeymurBlake]

When Rambo and Malik are telling each other to retire first.

 

[Saj]

When some see Shoaib Akhtar as the voice of reason in Pakistan cricket.

 

[Saj]

When people are saying Bazid and Ramiz are your best commentators.

 

[HappyWarsFan]

When Shadab Khan is made the vice captain.

 

[shamaan]

When Shadab Khan is made the vice captain.

It's a very good move hes shown in the national cup that hes more than decent

 

[saeed5646]

When ifti chacha is your main spinner in odis .....

I don't think we will have any chance 2023 world cup if we are not serious about developing replacement (incase of injury)for shadab/imad .Pathetic planning and short sighted thinking

 

[Thunderbolt14]

When you’re in 2011 and crying over the loss in Mohali, and someone comes up to you saying this guy will be leading the next world cup in India

 

[shamaan]

When ifti chacha is your main spinner in odis .....

I don't think we will have any chance 2023 world cup if we are not serious about developing replacement (incase of injury)for shadab/imad .Pathetic planning and short sighted thinking

Exactly they had 2 spinners who could have been tried perfect time also shadab injury but yet another blunder by the management I hope pcb is noting this pathetic

 

[Saj]

When you have been outplayed in all departments at home by Zimbabwe.

 

[Saj]

When some folk say the Pakistan squad has been harshly dealt with despite breaking Covid rules in New Zealand.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

When you wake up at 6am to watch the match and then go back to sleep 20 mins later.

 

[Mobashir]

When you wake up at 6am to watch the match and then go back to sleep 20 mins later.

Hahaha often happens to us.

You wake up early, are excited about The T20 match, and you see Rizwan is going to face the first ball.

 

[Saj]

When you lose to a NZ team without Williamson, Taylor, Boult and others.

 

[Saj]

When Shadab Khan is your number 5 in the batting order.

 

[Ertugrul_Bey]

When Waqar is there part of the coaching staff.

When your head coach has zero coaching experience.

When players are selected based on T20 performances.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

When the players are dropping catches and the fielding coach is called...Majeed

 

[Savak]

Lol when you are begging for the opposition to stop the torture and feel like conceding the match already

 

[marlonbrowndo]

When this thread gets bumped

 

[guldozer]

When the players are dropping catches and the fielding coach is called...Majeed

Nice.

 

[Cric1234]

When Mitchell scores a 100 and looks like Viv Richards against our bowling.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

You know things are bad when things are bad.

 

[Ucdkee]

When you know that the players you dropped from the last tour wouldn't have done any worse.

 

[AAli98]

Hafeez is your best odi player
Fawad is your best test player

 

[Thunderbolt14]

14 wickets fall on Day 1 of a match at NSK

 

[Cric1234]

Younis is still a better test batsman than most of those currently playing.

 

[pillionrider]

When Indian fans start arriving in droves

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

When a 40 year old makes his test debut.

 

[Rayyman]

When a 40 year old makes his test debut.

Nauman does not have the potential that Zafar does.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

When Ijaz Ahmed is responsible for Pakistan’s future.

 

[avihash]

When babar azam is the best batsman in the country..

 

[mon858]

1. when you are 33/4 playing in Karachi on Day 1
2. your best batsman misses straight ball on forward defence

 

[aqeelPK]

When Mukhtar & Khurram manzoor are top run scorers of Pakistan cup.

 

[WengerOut]

When this thread gets the traffic

 

[shah_1]

36 year old tabish is in our squad

 

[Saj]

When Salman Butt is better than all of your recent Test openers.

 

[reversehook]

when the "you know things are bad when the.." thread is litterally pinned to the top... i think its a travesty that this thread isnt pinned to the top or perhaps it doesnt need to be thanks to pcb... this thread is more consistent than our players, board, management...

 

[Ahmed216]

When you look towards faheem ashraf to bail you outta trouble every innings..

 

[Saj]

When you are thinking, maybe dropping Shan Masood was the wrong call.

 

[azimiqbal]

When you best player can’t play spin

 

[aqeelPK]

When you have fielded for full two days & opposition still have no plan to declare.