DTVHINDI“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
“Blame Hardik Pandya…” Kieron Pollard gave a big statement on Mumbai losing the match.
Kieron Pollard said this on Hardik Pandya’s decision to bat at number seven. Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard (Image Credit- Twitter The losing streak of Mumbai Indians in the opening match of IPL continued for the 12th consecutive year. In this match held on Sunday, Mumbai lost to its new captain Hardik Pandya’s former team Gujarat Titans. Hardik batted at number seven in this match and his decision surprised many people. However, this decision was not taken only by Hardik but by the entire team management, said Mumbai batting coach Kieron Pollard. In this match, Mumbai team was in a good position while chasing the challenge of 169 runs given by Gujarat. They needed 43 runs from 30 balls with seven batsmen left. However, Mumbai could score only seven runs in the next two overs and lost the wicket of Dewald Brevis (46) who was frozen to the ground. After this, instead of batting at number six, Hardik sent Tim David. Former cricketer Irfan Pathan had also raised questions on this decision of Hardik. Actually, Tim David could score only 11 runs in 10 balls. Then Hardik, who came to bat at number seven, hit a six and a four respectively on the first two balls of the last over. However, Mumbai’s hopes of victory ended when Umesh Yadav was dismissed on the third ball of the over and ultimately Mumbai lost by six runs. Kieron Pollard supported Hardik Pandya’s decision to bat at number seven. They said, “It would be wrong to say that the decision to bat at number seven was Hardik alone. As a team we plan. We consider which batsman can perform best in which conditions of the match. In this match our opening batsmen batted for a long time. Apart from this, we had two batsmen who had the ability to hit in the last over. David played the role of a match-winner for us last season.” “When Hardik was in Mumbai, he has been winning us matches for years. But sometimes they may also fail. Only Hardik should not be blamed. This was the decision of all of us and we support Hardik.” Pollard came out in support of his captain, so it is not right to blame Hardik alone for any decision.
