World Cup 2019: Underperforming XI of the tournament 

Middle order - Shoaib Malik, David Miller, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk)

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik was one of the most experienced players in Pakistan's World Cup squad and he was expected to provide strength to the middle-order. Unfortunately, the 37-year-old scored just 8 runs from three games and was dropped from the playing XI owing to his poor run of form. Post Pakistan's exit from the World Cup, Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from the sport.

David Miller

One of the biggest reasons for South Africa's dismal run in this World Cup was the side's inconsistent batting performances. One such batsman, who failed to deliver in crunch moments was David Miller.

Miller's ability to contribute with some big hitting lower down the order was missing all through the tournament as he could muster just 136 runs from six matches at a strike rate of just 86.89 as he was soon dropped for the team's last few fixtures.

Sarfaraz Ahmed

Sarfaraz Ahmed could be pipped to lead the side as he had a torrid season with the bat in the list of all the wicket-keepers for this edition of the tournament. While Pakistan were usually unpredictable, Sarfaraz seemed to have no confidence in his batting and sent pinch-hitters like Hasan Ali and Wahab Riaz ahead of him.

Sarfaraz scored just 143 runs in 8 games and came a little too late for anyone's liking, at a time when Pakistan were down and out of the contest on most occasions.