India did not play its best game, cries Pakistan's cricket community

A few doubted India's intentions while others tried to put things in perspective as Pakistan cricket community analysed India's World Cup defeat against England, which made the road to semifinal a bit tougher for their side.

Former Test players Sikander Bakht and Basit Ali did not mince words in saying that they have always believed that India would try to keep Pakistan out of the semi-finals.

"One shouldn't make accusations without evidence but as a former cricketer, I speak on the basis of what I see on the field. The way (MS) Dhoni batted in the last 10 overs says a lot. He hit one six in the final over and this is a man famous for his clean hitting," Basit said.

"They don't want Pakistan in the semi-finals," he alleged.

Former cricketer Rashid Latif also felt India did not try enough to chase the stiff 338-run target.

"What can one say. Everyone saw the match. We can only talk on the basis of the match we saw. And I feel India did not play its best game," Latif said.

He said in the last 10 overs of their innings Indian batsmen didn't try hard enough while too many runs were conceded in England's last 10 overs.

Asked if it was deliberate on part of India, Latif said,"One shouldn't say such things without any evidence or strong base."
"The way India batted there was no serious effort to win the match and that says it all."