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Pakistan cricket team. (X images)<\/p>\nPakistan\u2019s latest Test defeat in Bangladesh has now turned into a dressing-room flashpoint, with head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed reportedly losing his cool at the players after a 2-0 series sweep that raised fresh questions over the direction of the red-ball side.<\/p>\n
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Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 78 runs in the second Test in Sylhet to complete their first-ever Test series whitewash over Pakistan, after already taking the opening Test by 104 runs in Dhaka. The result left Pakistan facing scrutiny over their batting approach, senior player failures, and repeated inability to control decisive passages in the series.<\/p>\n
Sarfaraz Ahmed reportedly blasts Pakistan players<\/p>\n
According to Telecom Asia Sport, Sarfaraz expressed his anger during a full squad meeting after the Sylhet defeat, with manager Naveed Cheema and other members of the support staff also present.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlayers should play for the team and not for themselves,\u201d Sarfaraz was quoted as saying to the players, especially the batters.<\/p>\n
The report claimed that Sarfaraz Ahmed <\/a>was unhappy with the way Pakistan\u2019s batters approached the series and felt that several players were more focused on personal numbers than onthe team\u2019s requirements. Pakistan had individual resistance at different points, but failed to produce a series-defining batting performance from their senior group.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was noted that players were playing for themselves. Individual performances are good, but they should help the team and not just the individual. The senior players have failed to take responsibility. Look at other teams and their progress, while our team is going backwards,\u201d Sarfaraz was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n The criticism came after a series in which Pakistan<\/a> failed to impose themselves despite having opportunities in both Tests. In Dhaka, Pakistan were bowled out for 163 in the fourth innings while chasing 268. In Sylhet, they were set 437 and reached 358, but the resistance was not enough to prevent another defeat.<\/p>\n Pakistan\u2019s senior group under pressure<\/p>\n Mohammad Rizwan<\/a>\u2019s 94 in the second innings of the Sylhet Test delayed Bangladesh\u2019s win, but it could not change the result. Debutant Azan Awais was one of the few bright spots for Pakistan after scoring a century in the first Test, but the larger concern remained the lack of control from the experienced players.<\/p>\n Bangladesh, in contrast, found match-shaping performances from their senior names. Litton Das<\/a> and Mushfiqur Rahim scored hundreds in the second Test, while Taijul Islam\u2019s six-wicket haul in the final innings broke Pakistan\u2019s resistance and sealed the historic sweep.<\/p>\n