Kamran Akmal, a former Indian cricketer, has shown frustration after Pakistan was defeated by 11 runs in the third and final ODI against Bangladesh and also lost the three-match series 2-1.

The Pakistan management decided to leave out Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman for the match against Bangladesh, and it was later revealed that both players sustained injuries during the T20 World Cup. However, the youths squandered the opportunity and collapsed under pressure.

Salman Ali Agha hit a century in the series decider, but his dismissal proved to be the final nail in the coffin, as Shaheen was unable to score 12 runs off the last two balls, and Pakistan lost by 11 runs.

In response to Pakistan's defeat, Akmal stated that this Pakistan team might even lose against the Netherlands, and it's surprising that heads aren't rolling at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). He also questioned Pakistan's plans to win ICC trophies if they fail to win a bilateral series.

“For God's sake, think about Pakistan cricket. Just see the levels we have gone down to. The Netherlands must be thinking that if they get to play a three-match ODI series against Pakistan, they can attain Test status, as they can also beat us. You have made a mockery of your cricket. You people just don't care,” said Akmal on the ‘Game Plan’ show.

“You have lost the match. What experiments are you doing? It was a good pitch. Why did you choose to bowl? Why didn't you bat? They would have scored 350. Litton Das was slow in the end; that's why Bangladesh got restricted to 290. It was a series decider. When you do not win the series against teams, how will you progress? ICC trophy chori karke leke aani hai? (You plan to steal the ICC trophies?),” He added.  

This ODI series loss was after Pakistan’s poor performance in the recent T20 World Cup 2026. They lost to India in their Group A match but managed to qualify for the Super 8s. However, their match against New Zealand was washed out, and they lost to England. Pakistan needed to win their final Super 8s match against Sri Lanka by 65 runs.

However, Sri Lanka almost defeated Pakistan, only to fall short by 5 runs. Pakistan, despite winning the match, failed to qualify for the T20 World Cup semis.