Legendary India Nationwide Cricket Staff captain Sourav Ganguly has delivered a blunt verdict on the present setup of the Pakistan Nationwide Cricket Staff whereas speaking in regards to the latest hunch of the aspect.
Sourav Ganguly, throughout his worldwide cricket profession from 1992 to 2008, performed in opposition to a number of legendary Pakistani cricketers like Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Saeed Anwar, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi amongst others.
The aforementioned Pakistan gamers had been out-and-out match-winners and had the flexibility to steer their staff to victory single-handedly. And in line with Ganguly, such proficient cricketers now not exist in Pakistan.
Pakistan cricket lately hit a brand new low after the house Check sequence defeat in opposition to Bangladesh Nationwide Cricket Staff by 0-2. They had been shockingly whitewashed by the Bangla Tigers after shedding the primary Check by 10 wickets and the second Check by 6 wickets.
Earlier than that, Pakistan confronted a group-stage exit within the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2024, which India gained. Within the event, they confronted a shock loss by the hands of the USA of America (USA), which was an enormous embarrassment for the previous World Champions.
In the meantime, Sourav Ganguly, whereas talking at a latest promotional occasion in Kolkata, mentioned that there’s a ‘real dearth of expertise’ in Pakistan. Sourav Ganguly mentioned, as quoted by PTI:
“I see a real dearth of expertise within the nation. Each time we consider Pakistan, we keep in mind Miandad, Wasim, Waqar, Saeed Anwar, Mohammad Yousuf, and Younis Khan.”
Notably, one of many largest issues for the Pakistan Nationwide Cricket Staff has been the poor health of the pacers because the likes of Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Khurram Shahzad, Ihsanullah in addition to Aamer Jamal, have all missed a major quantity of cricket on account of severe accidents.
I am not saying this with disrespect. Pakistan of the outdated had some nice cricketers, which I do not see on this squad – Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly additional mentioned that he sees no nice cricketers within the present Pakistan staff and the folks linked with Pakistan cricket want to sort things shortly.
“That is the reminiscence of Pakistan for us, however that doesn’t win matches within the fashionable technology of cricket. Each technology has to supply excellent gamers to win, and after I have a look at Pakistan in world cricket, I noticed them within the West Indies World Cup, in India in the course of the World Cup, and now, after the Bangladesh sequence loss, there’s a dearth of expertise in that nation.
“The folks linked with the game in Pakistan should look into it. I am not saying this with disrespect. Pakistan of the outdated had some nice cricketers, which I do not see on this squad,” Sourav Ganguly mentioned.
In the meantime, the Pakistan Cricket Board has tried to alter issues by bringing in new coaches, appointing new captains, and even bringing in a brand new curator, however issues have not modified.
Earlier, there have been studies of white-ball captain Babar Azam and red-ball skipper Shan Masood being sacked, however in line with latest studies, head coaches Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie have suggested PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi in opposition to making any management adjustments.