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Pakistan exited the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy at home without winning a match, marking a historic low. Stats show how instability in coaching and captaincy has plagued their recent performances.
Mohammad Rizwan had a torrid first ICC tournament as captain. (AFP Photo)
It’s hard to find something more mortifying than Pakistan exiting the first ICC tournament at their home since 1996 without winning a single match. A 60-run loss to New Zealand, a six-wicket defeat to India and a washed-out dead rubber against Bangladesh on Thursday wrote that for Pakistan in the 2025 Champions Trophy for the first time for any team in history of ICC competitions.
During the start of the tournament, there was a lot of talk about Pakistan being the defending champions. But there was a night-and-day difference between the side that won the Champions Trophy in 2017 and the overburdened, over-pressured, under-confident, and unstable one that took the field in 2025.
Apart from a semi-final appearance at the 2021 T20 World Cup and a runners-up run in 2022, Pakistan hardly found any success in ICC tournaments across formats. They saw two fifth-placed finishes in the ODI World Cups, a forgettable exit in 2024 (including a defeat to debutants USA) and an inability to even finish in the top-five, let alone come close to the finals of two World Test Championship (WTC) cycles.
Pakistan’s Performance In ICC Events
ODI World Cup
| YEAR | HOST COUNTRY | PAK POSITION |
| 1975 | England | Group Stage (1/3) |
| 1979 | England | Semifinalist |
| 1983 | England and Wales | Semifinalist |
| 1987 | India and Pakistan | Semifinalist |
| 1992 | Australia and New Zealand | Winners |
| 1996 | India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Quarterfinalist |
| 1999 | England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the Netherlands | Finalist |
| 2003 | South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya | Group Stage (2/6) |
| 2007 | West Indies | Group Stage (1/3) |
| 2011 | India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh | Semifinalist |
| 2015 | Australia and New Zealand | Quarterfinalist |
| 2019 | England and Wales | League Stage (5/9) – 5th place |
| 2023 | India | League Stage (4/9) – 5th place |
T20 World Cup
| YEAR | HOST COUNTRY | PAK POSITION |
| 2007 | South Africa | Finalist |
| 2009 | England | Winners |
| 2010 | West Indies | Semifinalist |
| 2012 | Sri Lanka | Semifinalist |
| 2014 | Bangladesh | Group Stage (2/4) |
| 2016 | India | Group Stage (1/4) |
| 2021 | UAE | Semifinalist |
| 2022 | Australia | Finalist |
| 2024 | West Indies and USA | Group Stage (2/4) |
Champions Trophy
| YEAR | HOST COUNTRY | PAK POSITION |
| 1998 | Bangladesh | Quarterfinalist |
| 2000 | Kenya | Semifinalist |
| 2002 | Sri Lanka | Group Stage (1/2) |
| 2004 | England and Wales | Semifinalist |
| 2006 | India | Group Stage (1/3) |
| 2009 | South Africa | Semifinalist |
| 2013 | England and Wales | Group Stage (0/3) |
| 2017 | England and Wales | Winners |
| 2025 | Pakistan | Group Stage (0/3) |
World Test Championship
| WTC CYCLE | PAK POSITON (of 9 teams) |
| 2019-2021 | 6th |
| 2021-2023 | 7th |
| 2023-2025 | 9th |
In the same period, Pakistan’s cricket underwent shake-ups after shake-ups on and off the field. Mickey Arthur was the head coach that won the 2017 Champions Trophy but was sacked in 2019.
Arthur served for three years and no other coach, across formats, has matched him since. Those who have taken the job in this period are: Misbah-ul-Haq (2019-21), Saqlain Mushtaq (2021-23), Abdul Rehman (Interim, 2023), Grant Bradburn (2023), Mohammad Hafeez (2023-24), Azhar Mahmood (Interim, 2024, now an assistant coach), Jason Gillespie (Tests, 2024), Gary Kirsten (T20Is and ODIs, 2024).
However, despite the countless changes, Pakistan still couldn’t find a full-time coach before the 2025 Champions Trophy. Aaqib Javed got the job on an interim basis and is now reportedly set to be fired once the tournament ends, too.
Similarly, Sarfaraz Ahmed, who led the 2017 title charge as the captain, was sacked in 2019. Babar Azam served a big run before resigning from all formats after the 2023 World Cup.
Shan Masood became the Test captain and Shaheen Afridi the T20I skipper. However, after Afridi’s poor performance in one series against New Zealand, Babar Azam was reappointed as ODI and T20I captain. He resigned again only six months later and the incumbent, Mohammad Rizwan took over.
The instability reflected in Pakistan’s performances in bilateral series in the last couple of years.
Pakistan’s series-by-series performance since the start of 2023
In Tests
| OPPOSITION | VENUE | TIME | RESULT |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | July 2023 | Pakistan won 2-0 |
| Australia | Australia | December 2023-January 2024 | Australia won 3-0 |
| Bangladesh | Pakistan | August-September 2024 | Bangladesh won 2-0 |
| England | Pakistan | October 2024 | Pakistan won 2-1 |
| South Africa | South Africa | December 2024-January 2025 | South Africa won 2-0 |
| West Indies | Pakistan | January 2024 | Draw (1-1) |
In ODIs
| OPPOSITION | VENUE | TIME | RESULT |
| New Zealand | Pakistan | January 2023 | New Zealand won 2-1 |
| New Zealand | Pakistan | April-May 2023 | Pakistan won 4-1 |
| Afghanistan | Sri Lanka | August 2023 | Pakistan won 3-0 |
| Asia Cup | Pakistan and Sri Lanka | August-September 2023 | Super Fours (2 wins in 5 matches) |
| ODI World Cup | India | October-November 2023 | 5th place (4 wins in 9 matches) |
| Australia | Australia | November 2024 | Pakistan won 2-1 |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | November 2024 | Pakistan won 2-1 |
| South Africa | South Africa | December 2024 | Pakistan won 3-0 |
| New Zealand and South Africa (Tri-series) | Pakistan | February 2025 | Finalist (1 win in three matches) |
| Champions Trophy | Pakistan and UAE | February 2025 | Group stage (0 win, 1 draw in three matches) |
In T20Is
| OPPOSITION | VENUE | TIME | RESULT |
| Afghanistan | UAE | March 2023 | Afghanistan won 2-1 |
| New Zealand | Pakistan | April 2023 | Draw (2-2) |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | January 2024 | New Zealand won 4-1 |
| New Zealand | Pakistan | April 2024 | Draw (2-2) |
| Ireland | Pakistan | May 2024 | Pakistan won 2-1 |
| England | England | May 2024 | England won 2-0 |
| T20 World Cup | West Indies and USA | June 2024 | Group stage (2 wins in four matches) |
| Australia | Australia | November 2024 | Australia won 3-0 |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | December 2024 | Pakistan won 2-1 |
| South Africa | South Africa | December 2024 | South Africa won 2-0 |
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