Pakistan vs Bangladesh ODI:Pakistan's struggles continued as they succumbed to a demoralising eight-wicket defeat against Bangladesh, exposing their vulnerability in the ODI format after their disastrous campaign in T20 World Cup 2026. 

After the disastrous collapse, former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir delivered a scathing critique of the Shaheen Afridi-led team's woeful performance against Bangladesh, criticising the team's dismal show in the first ODI.

Amir's anxiety boiled over as he voiced fears that Pakistan's recent slump could relegate it to associate-level status.

"We are now starting to lose to Bangladesh. I'm worried we might even become an associate-level team," Amir said on Facebook as quoted by Bangladesh publication Daily Star.

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Pakistan are fielding an overhauled squad, with veteran batter Babar Azam's absence marking a new era in the team's campaign.

“You can't just drop senior players and play only youngsters. There needs to be guidance and experience in the team," he said.

"It's common now for young players to only play towards mid-wicket. When the ball is on the off-stump, they don't know how to deal with it. Shamyl [Hussain] was caught while trying to play a mid-wicket shot. Young players need to understand that runs can also be scored on the off side or over mid-off,” Amir said.

"Our bowling was disappointing. On the same wicket where we struggled, Bangladesh chased the target very quickly."

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In the first ODI, Pakistan's batting crumbled under pressure, yielding a paltry 114 in 30.4 overs, and capitulating to an eight-wicket thrashing. The team's toils come at a crucial juncture, with the T20 World Cup exit still new, and the focus now shifting to the 2027 ODI World Cup.

In a bid to rejuvenate, Pakistan fielded a youthful squad, debuting several youngsters, including Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, and Shamyl Hussain, but the experiment failed to pay dividends.