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Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test: Pakistan came up with yet another horrible performance and suffered a 10-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the first Test at Rawalpindi on Sunday.

Their defeat at home in the opening Test of the series has led to widespread criticism with former players questioning the direction in which cricket is headed towards in the country.

Bangladesh chased down the 30-run target in just 6.3 overs to wrap things up in the second session of the final day and took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

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This was Bangladesh's biggest win in Test history in terms of wicket margin and are now on the verge of a historic Test series win in Pakistan.

Amid all the criticism, former England batter Kevin Pietersen has questioned the work ethic of the current players drawing comparison with his time playing the Pakistan Super League.

“What happened to cricket in Pakistan?” Pietersen posed the question via his social media account on X on Monday. “When I played the PSL, the standard of that league was tremendous, the players had a very good work ethic and the youngsters on display were magic.”

“What’s happening there?” he added.

This is the first time that Bangladesh have beaten Pakistan in 14 Tests having earlier suffered defeats in as many as 12 games.

Pakistan's last outing in Tests was on an Australia tour where they suffered a 0-3 series defeat and things turned out similarly even in their own conditions.

The hosts were also heavily criticised for their decision to take the field without any specialist spinner and relying heavily on their pacers.

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Pakistan were bowled out for just 146 runs in their all-important second innings on the final day with Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz sharing seven wickets between them.

“We had anticipated the pitch to offer more assistance to the seamers. Looking at the pitch, we expected it to do more,” Pakistan skipper Shan Masood said after the match. “If we played three fast bowlers, we would be pushing them to the limit and the spinner would be bowling 25-30 overs a day, which we wanted to avoid. We thought that with the weather, it may not even last the full 5 days. At the end of the day, we got it wrong.”