Ramiz Raja blasts Babar and Co for India humiliation

Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja slammed Babar Azam and his troops after their humiliating seven-wicket defeat to arch-rivals India in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Pakistan crumbled under the weight of the much anticipated clash, as they went from 155-2 to all out for 191 in front of over 100,000 Indian fans at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma smashed 86 off 63 balls as India raced to the target in just 30.3 overs with seven wickets to spare.

Ramiz was disappointed that Babar and Co couldn't rise to the occasion and put up some fight against the Indian team.

"This should hurt Pakistan because they weren't able to compete," Ramiz said on a recent episode of The ICC Review podcast.

"When you're playing against India obviously it's such an environment where it's 99 percent India fans and crowds, you're obviously overwhelmed. I understand all of that.

"But Babar Azam has led this side for a good four or five years, so you've got to rise to the occasion. If you can't win, then at least compete. Pakistan weren't able to do that," he added.

Before getting hammered against India, Pakistan had started the tournament on the right foot, with wins over the Netherlands and Sri Lanka in their first two encounters.

But the morale in the Pakistan camp is bound to take a hit after the crushing defeat to India.

Ramiz feels that the Pakistan players need to have some honest conversations in the dressing room to figure where they went wrong against India and how they can get their World Cup back on track.

"It's going to hurt them. It's a scarring, it's a pasting, it's a battering and they've been outpaced and outplayed in all the three departments," Ramiz said.

"Babar Azam and the senior players will have to rally around some of the young kids and have got to find an answer. They've got to be brutally honest in those team meetings. I think that is where Pakistan need to start,' he added.

Pakistan's next match in the World Cup is against Australia on October 20 in Bengaluru.