DTVHINDI‘The world of cricket depends on India-Pakistan match’ Rashid Latif gave bold statement before Champions Trophy
This time the Multination Tournament will be played hosted by Pakistan. Rashid Latif (photo source: twitter) Due to India’s bad political relations against Pakistan, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has refused to go to Pakistan and play in the Champions Trophy 2025. However, it is not yet clear whether India is participating in the tournament or not? On the other hand, there is a possibility that India, the runners-up of the 2017 season, may play their Champions Trophy matches in some other country under the hybrid model. So amidst these discussions, a big statement of former Pakistan wicketkeeper batsman Rashid Latif has come out. Latif says that the world of cricket depends on the India-Pakistan (India vs Pakistan) match and irrespective of the venue, both the countries will definitely play against each other. Rashid Latif gave a big statement Let us tell you that before the Champions Trophy, Latif was quoted as saying by Cricblog – As far as the new scenario is concerned, the political environment keeps on being created. Look, both the teams will definitely play, I don’t know where, but both the teams will definitely play against each other. There are a lot of things at stake. Broadcasters have a lot at stake. 3 billion are at stake. So, there is no way they would say that it is not good for India and Pakistan to play against each other. Latif further said- I think Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will also somehow agree and come to a conclusion about where to play and what to do. This is because the world of cricket depends on it. The world of cricket depends on India-Pakistan match. According to my opinion it is going to happen, but I don’t know when, but PCB, ICC and BCCI will definitely plan something. Some people may fool the fans, but they will definitely play.
Rashid Latif made a big disclosure on the weaknesses of Pakistani batsmen – advised to learn this thing
Rashid Latif praised Bangladesh’s Mehdi Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim and said that Pakistani players should learn from them. Pakistan cricket team and Rashid Latif (Image Credit- Twitter) Pakistan suffered a crushing defeat against Bangladesh in the first Test match played in Rawalpindi, which was their first defeat on home soil. The defeat proved to be humiliating for Pakistan as the hosts struggled on their home pitch. Reacting to this, former Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif discussed the batting weaknesses of the Shan Masood-led side and pointed out the problems being faced by all the Pakistani batsmen, including star batsman Babar Azam. Rashid Latif sheds light on poor form and technical problems Rashid Latif said, “If there is a problem with the technique of the players, it becomes really difficult for them to come out of bad form. I have seen many players go through bad form, including Sachin Tendulkar. But Sachin had a good batting technique, so he never took time to recover from bad form. On the other hand, players like Virender Sehwag used to take more time to come out of bad form. This is the difference between a better player and a comparatively less skilled player.” Praise of Mehdi Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim Latif praised Bangladesh’s Mehdi Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim and said that Pakistani players should learn from them. He also praised India’s performance in which India defeated England 4-1 in the series despite losing the first Test at home. He said, “A lot can be learned from the way Mehdi Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim have played in this series. Pakistan’s batsmen are trying to play aggressive cricket. Test cricket is not played like this.” Return of Bangladesh After the defeat in the first Test, Pakistan put Bangladesh in trouble in the second Test by scoring 274 runs. Bangladesh were struggling at 26/6, but Liton Das’s brilliant century (138 runs) and his partnership with Mehdi Hasan Miraz took Bangladesh to 262 runs, giving Pakistan a slight lead. On the third day, Bangladesh bowlers performed well against Pakistan and dismissed Abdullah Shafiq and Khurram Shahzad to reduce Pakistan’s score to 9-2. Pakistan batsmen are once again facing a tough situation and they need to improve their batting so that they can perform better against Bangladesh.
“Even after playing in the shorter formats…”- Rashid Latif furious over the fitness of Pakistani bowlers
Former greats like Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Mohammad Asif were much fitter than today’s bowlers and never missed any Test or ODI – Rashid Latif Rashid Latif and Pakistan Cricket Team (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The Pakistan cricket team is scheduled to play its first match in the T20 World Cup 2024 against the USA in Dallas on June 6 at 9 pm. The Pakistani bowling unit has been a danger to the opposing teams since the beginning, but recently the bowlers themselves are facing their fitness challenges. Former Pakistani legend Rashid Latif has questioned the fitness of the bowlers and has also criticized the team a lot. Rashid Latif says that bowlers are returning from injuries and participating in tournaments, which is a big problem. He also believes that the fitness of today’s Pakistani bowlers is much worse than that of the former legendary bowlers. Despite playing in the shorter formats, they do not have fitness – Rashid Latif Pakistani young fast bowler Naseem Shah was ruled out of the ODI World Cup 2023 due to injury. At the same time, Haris Rauf is going to play the T20 World Cup 2024 after recovering from a shoulder injury. And spinner Imad Wasim has been ruled out of the first match against USA due to side strain. Former Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif, while talking to PTI, said, ,Many bowlers like Shaheen, Naseem, Rauf, Shadab have returned from injury and now Imad Wasim is injured. The biggest issue has been the fitness of the bowlers. Former greats like Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Mohammad Asif were much fitter than them and never missed any Test or ODI. But despite playing in the shorter formats, these guys do not have enough fitness. Rashid Latif also raised questions about the team combination Rashid Latif has also raised questions about the team combination. He says that the team has the option of four bowlers to bowl in the initial overs. In such a situation, who will bowl in the middle overs is a big problem. Rashid Latif further said, ‘They have brought back Mohammad Aamir and Imad Wasim in the team. Earlier when these two bowlers played for Pakistan and in PSL, they used to bowl the opening overs between 1-4. Now, Rauf and Shaheen play the same role, if you have four bowlers playing the same role, then who will bowl in the middle overs?
T20 World Cup 2024: Azam Khan is just 25 years old and shouldn’t be trolled like this: Rashid Latif
Pakistan is scheduled to play its first match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 against USA on 6 June. Azam Khan (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former Pakistan wicketkeeper batsman and captain Rashid Latif has given his support to Azam Khan. Let us tell you, young player Azam Khan is being trolled fiercely on social media for his body. Azam’s performance has been very good in franchise league cricket but he has failed to leave his mark in international cricket. Azam Khan also failed to perform well in the recent T20 series against England and he dropped two easy catches while wicketkeeping. According to Rashid Latif, Azam Khan is under a lot of pressure at this time and it is not right to criticize the young player for his body. Rashid Latif told The Indian Express about Azam Khan, ‘He is under a lot of pressure right now. Azam is being criticized a lot for his body. Azam Khan is a very good batsman in T20 cricket. The wicketkeeper batsman can prove to be very lethal against spinners and he has also batted very well against fast bowlers. I feel very bad for this boy, he is just 25 years old and he should not be trolled like this.’ Mohammad Rizwan should keep wicket instead of Azam Khan: Rashid Latif Rashid Latif further said, ‘Mohammad Rizwan is the best wicketkeeper of Pakistan and he has been a warrior for the team. Wicketkeepers take the game forward from behind the stumps. It is not just about DRS but also about other important things of the game. Rizwan is fielding in the deep which is wrong. Babar Azam’s captaincy has been very wrong in this matter. They need Rizwan and if he is not Pakistan’s wicketkeeper, then the team may face a lot of problems in this World Cup. Pakistan has to play its first match of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 against USA on 6 June. The team would like to start this tournament with a win. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
“If Pakistan loses the World Cup, they will blame Babar or Gary Kirsten…”- Rashid Latif furious at PCB
The problem that has always arisen in Pakistan is that of time – Rashid Latif Babar Azam, Rashid Latif & Gary Kirsten (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between West Indies and America from June 2. Pakistan Board has appointed Gary Kirsten as the head coach of white ball cricket just before the mega tournament, about which discussions are going on continuously. Former Pakistani veteran player Rashid Latif says that the timing at which the board has appointed the head coach is wrong. The problem that has always arisen in Pakistan is that of time – Rashid Latif Rashid Latif says that Gary Kirsten has been a successful coach for India. But if Pakistan’s performance in the T20 World Cup remains disappointing, then the board will hold Babar Azam or Gary Kirsten responsible for it. While talking on NDTV Sports he said, ‘Gary Kirsten has been a successful coach for India and also in franchise cricket. But the timing (of his appointment) is wrong, the problem that has always arisen in Pakistan is timing. This is off the top of my head… Next month we are going to the World Cup, and before that we are playing 7 matches. If they lose, the board will blame Kirsten or Babar Azam. Rashid Latif also emphasized that 6-8 months before the start of any big tournament, you should know which 12-13 players will play, who will be the coach and who will be the captain. he adds, ‘Today, if I know that this is my head coach, this is my captain and this is my selection committee… like it happens in Australia, India, England that they know that these are our 12-13 fixed players and this is my coach. Yes, you should have known all this 6-8 months or a year ago. Pakistan announced team for T20 series against Ireland-England Pakistan Board has announced the 18-member squad for the upcoming T20 series against Ireland and England. The T20 series against Ireland will be played from 10 to 14 May and against England from 22 to 30 May. The Pakistani team will leave for Dublin on May 7 after a three-day training camp in Lahore from May 4-6. Pakistan’s 18-member team- Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Azam Khan, Saeem Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Irfan Khan Niazi, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Abbas Afridi, Agha Ali Salman
In an exclusive interview with CricTracker, Rashid Latif knows which league is better between IPL and PSL?
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif is counted among the best players in the world. Rashid Latif (Pic Source-X) Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif is counted among the best players in the world. Rashid Latif has also left his mark in commentary. Rashid Latif is heard talking about many important things regarding cricket on his official social media account. Recently, the former captain gave his stand regarding the IPL vs PSL debate in an exclusive conversation with Crictracker. Not only this, he also gave a big statement regarding the future of Pakistan cricket. Question: Do you think there will be a change in the performance of Shaheen Shah Afridi in the T20 World Cup after his removal from the captaincy of limited overs cricket? This will not have any impact on his performance because this is a T20 format and Shaheen Shah Afridi knows this format very well. He will have to focus on his first two overs with the new ball. But whatever the Pakistan Cricket Board did was not right at all. There is always some important reason behind the removal from the post of captaincy. Babar Azam should not have been given the captaincy by removing Shaheen and this is a very wrong decision. I am saying this because we lost in the ODI World Cup 2023 and after that we changed the captain of our T20 and Test formats. I don’t understand why this was done. After this Shaheen captained the 5-match T20 series. But this was a very small sample because he has won two Pakistan Super League titles while playing for the Lahore team. Question: If you were in the position to take decisions, who would you appoint as the captain of T20 World Cup 2024? If I were in this position, the first thing I would do would be to appoint the head coach. But it is very important to give time to the players and foreign or local coaches. With Pakistan it has always been seen that they have made immediate changes. For example, you saw that just before the World Cup, Mohammad Aamir and Imad Wasim have been included in the team. Some other players were also in the plan but were left out. This mentality should be changed immediately. It is very difficult for you to get results like this and these changes will also not be of any benefit. Question: Would you like to choose a foreign coach or a local coach for Pakistan? We should learn things from India. They had their first foreign coach, John Wright, who worked very well with Sourav Ganguly. After this came Greg Chappell and then Gary Kirsten who made India win the 2011 World Cup under his coaching. India won the Champions Trophy 2013 under the coaching of Duncen Fletcher. However, after this, India handed over the coaching of the team to former players Ravi Shastri, Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid. Therefore, Pakistan should learn from everyone and invest time in its local coaches and male players. Question: Many former Pakistani players…
