Pakistan cricket team is one of the Test-playing nations in the world. They have won the ICC World Cup once and the T20 World Cup once. Last year, in T20 World Cup 2021, the Men in Green impressed everyone with their performances and finished number one in their group with five wins in five matches.
However, the story has been much different in T20 World Cup 2022. The Men in Green find themselves on the verge of an early elimination because of defeats against India and Zimbabwe. The recent loss against Zimbabwe was one of the most embarrassing ones for the Pakistan cricket team. On that note, here’s a list of the six most embarrassing moments in Pakistan cricket history.
1. Pakistan lose to Zimbabwe, T20 World Cup 2022
Zimbabwe have returned to the T20 World Cup for the first time since 2016. They took on Pakistan last night in Perth and defeated them by one run in an edge of the seat thriller.
2. Pakistan lose to Ireland, Cricket World Cup 2007
In the 2007 World Cup, the Men in Green were knocked out in the first round itself because of a loss against Ireland. It was an embarrassing loss for a star-studded Pakistan side.
3. Inzamam-ul-Haq’s hit-wicket
Hit wicket is one of the more embarrassing ways to be dismissed, as this photo of Inzamam ul Haq in 2006 testifies. To be out this way once in a career is unlucky and twice is very much so, but the record for hit wicket dismissals in Tests is a remarkable five by Denis Compton. pic.twitter.com/WLirFlKcrn
— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) January 10, 2022
Inzamam-ul-Haq’s hit wicket dismissal will always fresh in the minds of the fans. It was one of the most embarrassing dismissals in the entire history of cricket.
4. Catch drop of Saeed Ajmal and Shoaib Malik
Just missed " The Funniest ONE"
— Ratnesh Kumar (@pure_boat) September 7, 2022
Saeed Ajmal dropped catch of Chris Gayle.
#INDvsPAK2022#INDvsPAK #Dhoni #AsiaCupT20 #Bhuvi #RishabhPant #INDvSL #funniesttweets pic.twitter.com/i0GakKjwtY
In an ODI match between Pakistan and West Indies, Chris Gayle played a lofted shot off Umar Gul’s bowling. It should have been a simple catch, but Shoaib Malik and Saeed Ajmal waited for each other instead of going for the catch. Eventually, no one took the catch.
5. Shahid Afridi’s ball tampering
Shahid Afridi ball tampering bitng the ball https://t.co/dmsWez3zpG via @YouTube
— Arshad Mehmood (@amehmood63) October 20, 2022
Ball tampering is not allowed in the game of cricket. While some overseas players have smartly tried to tamper the conditions of the ball with their zippers, Shahid Afridi was once spotted biting the ball.
6. Hasan Ali gets injured during celebration
BOOM he says😭😭
— ankit .🧣 (@bittwobit) November 11, 2021
We believe in Hasan Ali celebration's supremacy 🤣
g(old)#HasanAli #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/fZJxpOOiEb
During a match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, fast bowler Hasan Ali rattled the stumps of the opposition batter. While performing his trademark celebration after the dismissal, Ali pulled one of his muscles and got injured in an embarrassing way.
