'Black day': Pakistan reels from USA T20 World Cup stunner

Pakistan cricket fans were hurt and angry Friday after a stunning T20 World Cup loss to hosts the United States, describing it as a historic rock-bottom for their beloved national sport.

'Black day': Pakistan reels from USA T20 World Cup stunner (Image Source: Google)

'Sloppy Pakistan'

So little was the interest in the game in the US that it was not broadcast on TV there. But photos of Pakistan's fumbling performance were plastered across Friday's morning papers in the South Asian nation.

"Disastrous start as minnows US edge out Pakistan," read a headline in the English-language Dawn newspaper, considered the national paper of record.

"Babar Azam's men have been pinned to the wall at the very start of their campaign," it said, calling it a "humbling loss".

"US stun sloppy Pakistan," said The News International newspaper.

Pakistan next play arch-rivals India in New York on Sunday in the competition co-hosted with the West Indies, with the final slated for June 29 -- if Pakistan get that far.

The 54-year-old Master Saifullah in Islamabad was sceptical that disillusioned fans would tune in ever again.

"Honestly, I just don't feel like watching them anymore," he said.