Two losses, once in the group stage and once in the Super Four, had weakened Pakistan’s position a fair bit; the knockout blow came from Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, September 26 night.
Many of the men, especially the batsmen, who took Pakistan to the 2017 Champions Trophy title are still in the line-up, but Pakistan’s batting has been nowhere near par level in the Asia Cup.
Their Asia Cup over, Pakistan now have a little time to regroup before meeting Australia in the first of two Test matches – to be followed by three T20Is – on October 7 in Dubai.
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