• 1999 Final (Loss to Australia): Wasim Akram faced heavy criticism and was removed from captaincy.
• 2003 World Cup (Group Stage Exit): Wasim, Waqar, and Saeed Anwar were all dropped, despite Saeed scoring a century vs India.
• 2007 World Cup (Group Stage Exit): Inzamam forced retired Yousuf, and Abdul Razzaq were dropped from t20 worldcup
• 2011 World Cup: Shahid Afridi captaincy removed and Shoaib Akhtar was dropped after Team lost against India.
Despite repeated failures in ICC tournaments and consistently poor performances, certain players remain central to Pakistan’s plans. If Mohammad Rizwan was dropped, why not others? It should be noted that legends like Waseem Akram, Waqar Younis, Saeed Anwar, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Shoaib Akhtar, and Shahid Afridi were never selected or criticized for individual poor performances! rather, they came under scrutiny for failing to win major tournaments, which is absolutely fair.