'India became reckoning force and we...' - Rashid Latif goes berserk with his latest attack on Pakistan, PSL

Former Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif opened up about the downfall of cricket in Pakistan while drawing comparisons with India. He said that their neighbouring nation has developed a cricket industry while cricket in Pakistan hasn't been able to progress.

The rivalry between India and Pakistan has been the biggest in the cricketing world. The two teams have always been up against each other in the high-intensity battles. When the two arch-rivals cross swords, the stakes are always high as a lot is involved in the game.

It, however, is not only restricted to the games between the two but even when they are playing against different sides, who is better than whom is always the point of discussion. Of late, Pakistan Cricket has seen a massive downfall as they have been struggling to get going.

They faced a group exit in the ICC World Cup 2023 and the recent T20 World Cup 2024. Apart from this there also have been a lot of controversies going around, which have seen the team performing badly in all three formats of the game.

India on the other has been a powerhouse in all three formats. Although they failed to win the title in the past few years but they were consistent, reaching the semi-finals and finals. However, in the T20 World Cup 2024 they finally ended the title drought and won the tournament.

Rashid Latif talked about the dominance of India, saying that they have been a powerhouse in cricket for a long. He pointed out how they have used the brains of cricketing greats through IPL. He also pointed out that Pakistan hasn't been able to make business out of PSL. Speaking about the same, he explained:

"It’s not that India became a reckoning force in world cricket recently, after the World Cup. Go back to 2007, 2011, 2015. They have gained so much knowledge from the foreign coaches and at the same time, they are working at the grassroots level without being noticed. And then IPL came into play. And now, they have all the best minds with them. They have Ponting with DC, Hussey, and Bravo. But hum kya kar rahe hain.

"India, just like their film industry, developed a cricket industry. We treat cricket as a hobby that’s why we couldn’t turn it into a business. PSL is still there from where it had started. The highest salary cap is $1.40 lakh. Why can’t they push it further? Why can’t we have players like Mitchell Starc or Pat Cummins? Because we don’t have the money so there’s in no business."

Humse zyada players Bangladesh mein khel rahe hain - Rashid Latif

Rashid Latif further pointed out that people who tried to take PSL forward were thrown out and as a result of that more players are playing in Bangladesh Premier League rather than Pakistan Super League. He added:

"People who conceptualized PSL were thrown out within a year. They had a vision to expand it but it never happened. Humse zyada players Bangladesh mein khel rahe hain (BPL has more foreign players than PSL). Moeen Ali is there, and so is David Miller, just because they have the money. We couldn’t progress,” he concluded.