Pakistan slipped to number six in the ICC Test rankings after the drawn Test series against Zimbabwe. The 24-run defeat in the final Test has led to a lot of backlash in the Pakistan cricket fraternity. <img alt="Rameez Raja" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/sep/Rameez-Raja.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 613px;" /> Rameez Raja &ldquo;Pakistan cricket has hit rock bottom and we need to rethink our strategies and cricket priorities,&rdquo; former pacer Shoaib Akhtar was quoted by PTI.u00a0 Former captain Rameez Raja called for Misbah to be changed as captain. &ldquo;I think Misbah has given all he could to Pakistan cricket as captain. There is now a predictability and staleness in the cricket we are playing. This is the right time now to have a new captain and introduce some new players because we can&rsquo;t do worse then this,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;This defeat is very disappointing and it is very frustrating to see our team losing to a side whose bowling, honestly speaking, is not more than club-level stuff. It is a shameful happening for Pakistan cricket,&rdquo; Rameez said. <img alt="Misbah-ul-Haq" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/sep/Misbah-ul-Haq_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 587px;" /> Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq leaves the field after losing the second Test to Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. Pic/AFP &ldquo;Our batting is just going down day by day and there is no quality or resilience in it. If our batsmen can&rsquo;t score in helpful conditions against such a bowling attack, what can we expect when we play South Africa next month,&rdquo; he added. Mushtaq Ahmed said the defeat shameful. &ldquo;All I can say is this bunch of players just don&rsquo;t have in them to do well. After the days we have seen, it hurts to see our cricket in this state. Our cricket needs to be given fresh direction,&rdquo; he said. Mushtaq said he was disappointed that Whatmore has not produced the goods. Pakistan had also lost an ODI in the three-match series.

Former Pakistani cricketers have called for the sacking of captain Misbah-ul-Haq and coach Dave Whatmore after they slumped to a shock defeat to Zimbabwe in the second Test at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday.

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