Our selection committee members, at best, appeared to be attempting to defend the indefensible and, more often than not, seemed to exist in a state of self-denial. Aaqib, in particular, had the audacity to boast about having secured ODI victories in Australia and South Africa, yet subsequently chose to drop three of the team’s principal performers, including the captain. Quite astonishingly, despite this display of confidence, he further asserted that Pakistan had not performed particularly poorly in the ICC T20 World Cup. He justified this by pointing out that the match against New Zealand had been abandoned due to rain and that the only defeat suffered was against England, with the team ultimately failing to qualify for the knockout stages solely on the basis of net run rate. Is this truly acceptable? Where is the introspection? Where is the post-tournament assessment of performance? There appears to be an unwillingness to acknowledge the shortcomings that affected the team during the World Cup. There is no evident vision for the future, nor any meaningful contemplation of reforming the stagnant systems, including the selection processes. The entire situation seems profoundly ironic.