Yousuf: 2021 India win hurt Pakistan cricket

Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf has attributed the ongoing crisis in Pakistan men's cricket to the team's 10-wicket victory over India in the 2021 T20 World Cup, arguing that the landmark win bred overconfidence and a lack of accountability among players. Speaking on Samaa TV, Yousuf said the triumph, which was Pakistan's first World Cup win over India in any format, led to a decline in performance across multiple tournaments over the following years. Yousuf, a former batter, claimed that after the 2021 victory, players began to believe they had achieved something significant and lost focus on their responsibilities. "That match which we won against India in 2021, that damaged us a lot. Because after that victory, players started to think that they had achieved something big. They couldn't understand what they had to do next," he said. He emphasized the need for humility in sports, stating, "When you are performing well, you should stay humble. If you behave with your collar raised, and get disrespectful, problems will arrive. And a lot of them have arrived in Pakistan cricket.