Former Pakistan cricketers and fans are fuming over the team's group-stage exit from the Champions Trophy, which is the first International Cricket Council tournament that the country is hosting in 29 years. But Pakistan's hopes of defending the crown they won in the last edition in 2017 evaporated after two consecutive defeats.
Pakistan lost the tournament opener to New Zealand and then were defeated by archrivals India to bow out of the race to the semifinals. Bangladesh's defeat to the Kiwis after that confirmed the home team's exit, while India and New Zealand qualified for the semis from Group A of the eight-team competition.
