Ban cricket!!!

Syed Mansoor Hussain writes tongue firmly in cheek:

I have come to the conclusion after considerable thought that the whole idea
behind the emergency was to prevent the people of Pakistan from becoming fully
aware of the humiliation of our cricket team expected at the hands of the
Indians.

He also calls for cricket being banned (televised) because:

The new laws governing the media suggest that all activities that bring a bad
name to Pakistan, the administration and its functionaries and are bad for the
morale and the morals of the people of Pakistan and could incite them to
violence should not be portrayed in any fashion by the media. From the time of
our fateful loss to Ireland and the demise of our coach, Pakistan cricket
fulfils all these criteria.

An interesting hypothesis, however I am unable to come to any conclusion on the Pakistan team’s performance. Is it good, bad or pathetic?