"Where was Abdul Razzaq, where was Fawad Alam, where was Danish Kaneria?" asked ex-Test fast bowler Nawaz.

All three of those Pakistan players watched from sidelines as the batting order succumbed to disciplined Sri Lankan bowlers for a paltry 117 in the last innings — chasing modest 168-run for victory on Tuesday.

"I was watching the (batting) collapse on television and told myself ‘maybe its just a dream, the real match will begin afterwards,’" Nawaz said. "It was unbelievable the way our batting collapsed, I was not expecting such a performance."

Pakistan captain Younis Khan, who led his country to victory in the ICC World Twenty20 in England last month, had to come on to bowl before lunch on the first day of the Test match. The move surprised Nawaz.

"It shows that you haven’t done your homework and left out two of your key bowlers," Nawaz said, referring to Kaneria and Razzaq.

Another former Test captain, Moin Khan, blamed poor team composition and said left-handed batsman Alam should have been included in the XI.

Alam "scored 80 odd runs in the warm-up game, he’s also an excellent fielder and a player who can also bowl left-arm spin, I fail to understand why he was left out," Khan said.