After the T20 World Cup, an ex-Pakistan skipper’s harsh dig at PCB Chairman
After the earlier than expected elimination from the T20 World Cup of Pakistan, former Pakistani captain Rashid Latif refused to mince his words while criticizing the team. Although Captain Babar Azam and the players have been on the receiving end of some harsh criticism from former Pakistan players, Latif refused to entirely put the blame on the team.
Latif suggested that while there is a lack of unity, following reports of groupism in the team, he thinks the issue lies within the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Latif said on his YouTube channel, “If you turn the clock, go back in time. We played two World Cups, the one in Dubai (2021) and the one in Australia (2022), and the team was almost the same; there have been 3, or maybe 4, changes this time around. The attitude seems to have changed this time around. Back in time, the Pakistan players were united. I have always said that there are plenty of players who want to play, but the ones who are supposed to make the players play properly are missing, and there is a glaring scarcity.”
He further added, "The manner in which the dressing room feels and behaves is always the deciding factor. When there is a change in higher authority or management, the coaching staff changes as well. It shouldn't be like that; the dressing room should remain stable. All the cricket boards, especially the Test-playing nations, have prepared well for the T20 World Cup, except Pakistan. Education plays an important part in who is your chairman and who he is talking to.”