Former Pakistan opener Ahmad Shahzad slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the national team slumped to new a low after registering a 10-wicket loss in the first Test against Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

It was the first defeat by 10 wickets for Pakistan at home after Bangladesh spurred back into the game by taking a 117 lead in the first innings. This was also the first victory for Bangladesh against Pakistan in 14 Tests after losing 12 and registering a draw before this match.

“I had said this before as well, Pakistan team is already heading towards darkness, so you cannot take short-term decisions. The situation is just like hockey. Even so, we never expected that Pakistan will lose to Bangladesh, but they have done that as well. Pakistan’s players are not at fault. The cricket board is responsible,” Shahzad said in a video.

“Players never force anyone to put them in the team. It’s the board that keeps playing them and is not allowing domestic players to come in. If you don’t have domestic players who can replace the existing lot, then what have you done so far?,” he added, questioning the functioning of the PCB.

In a video, captioned as a ‘dirty joke’ has been played but it is still not clear whose ‘throat’ should the people of Pakistan grab, the 32-year-old suggested that it will be difficult for them to recover from this defeat.

“I haven’t seen Pakistan go this low in my life. Batting, bowling and fielding is a discussion for another day. But this is a new low in Pakistan cricket. It will be very tough for them to recover from this defeat. They haven’t recovered from the defeat against Afghanistan until today,” Shehzad said in a video shared on social media.

Pakistan will look to bounce back in the second Test, starting on Friday at the same venue.