Repeated misfields, lack of planning, mideocre team selection- all these reasons seemed baseless as one of the pannellists in a Pakistani TV claimed that 22 Hindu preists performed "black magic" that distracted Pakistan from the win. Pakistan suffered a 6-wicket defeat against India on February 19 at Dubai, with which they were almost kicked off from the Champions Trophy. The final nail to the coffin was put after New Zealand defeated Bangladesh on February 24. In a recently viral video, the panelist was heard saying, "India nein apna 22 pandit Dubai Stadium mein utar diya. Uske har player mein do do pandit honge. Aur woh itne jadu tone kr rhe hey ke Pakistani player distract ho gaye. Aur iyehi waja thi India Pakistan nehi aana chahta tha. Kiunki unhe pta tha, ki agar India Pakistan mein ayega to unka Pandit unke saath nehi aa sakenge. Aur Pakistan aise hone bhi nehi denge." (India has deployed its 22 priests at the Dubai Stadium. Each of its players will have two priests. And they are casting such spells that the Pakistani players have been distracted. And this was the reason why India did not want to come to Pakistan. Because they knew that if India came to Pakistan, their priests would not be able to accompany them. And Pakistan would not allow that to happen.) The controversial cricket analyst claimed that seven priests stepped onto the field first and conducted a ritual before the Indian team began their practice session on February 23, a day ahead of the crucial match. To support their argument, the biased presenters further alleged that a 'black pitch' was prepared for practice ahead of the 2011 India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final in Mohali. The absurdity didn’t stop there, as the female presenter went on to insult Hardik Pandya, calling him a ‘chhapri’ and accusing him of using similar tactics to dismiss Pakistani batsmen during the 2023 World Cup in Ahmedabad. The funniest part of the entire clip was that the panel has 5 more heads, who not only found it interesting but were nodding heads, as if it were true, and "Kaala Jadu" has all hell of powers to distract a team that was already defeated way before they entered the tournament. Read also: Pak-Cricket to Face Financial Blow After Champions Trophy Exit Watch the video here 22 पंडित बाहर से और तीन पंडित रोहित ,हार्दिक और अय्यर टीम में फिर तो पाकिस्तान को हारना ही था 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/zaNsq6PUjW — Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) February 24, 2025 Pakistan suffers defeat, exit and criticisms A century from Virat Kohli was enough to thrash Pakistan on February 19. Failing to stand in front of the Indian bowlers, Pak batters could manage only 242 runs, with Saud Shakeel the only one with a half century. Pakistan dropped at least two catches, one from Shabhman Gill and the other off Shreyas Iyer, and both scored half centuries. Abrar Ahmed, the one who dismissed Shubman Gill with a stunner, got criticized even by Pakistani players for his cold celebration. The team had been criticized since the day of the announcement, and the former Pakistani players were on the frontlines. In that, the so-called intellectual morons might claim that India performed Kala Jadu that the selectors could not choose a decent squad.