Rashid Latif: “If I compare him with Sahibzada Farhan, the difference is huge. He’s been the top performer in domestic T20 tournaments for a reason. You can’t compare 2,000 runs with 200”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has conceded that Sahibzada Farhan is miles ahead of fellow batsman Hasan Nawaz.
Rashid Latif: “Sometimes, a player emerges who unites an entire country, and today, Sufiyan Muqeem demonstrated once again that he stands out from the rest with his exceptional performance”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes spinner Sufiyan Muqeem “stands out from the rest” given his performances for the national team.
Rashid Latif: “This Pakistan team seems to be missing a fast-bowling all-rounder, which is why they are relying too much on spinners”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes the men in green are missing a fast-bowling all-rounder right now, “which is why they are relying too much on spinners”.
Rashid Latif: “Abbas Afridi is a proven wicket-taker and a bowler who keeps improving with every match. However, the best bowlers are not being played”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif wants fast bowler Abbas Afridi in the playing XI more often as he is “a proven wicket-taker”.
Rashid Latif: “Shaheen Afridi [is] mentally very strong, he should continue Test cricket”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif wants left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi to keep playing Test cricket.
Rashid Latif: “Younis Khan said no to Pakistan cricket to work with Afghanistan. There will be no financial benefits here”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has claimed that legendary batsman Younis Khan didn’t want to work with the national team in any capacity.
Adrian McInman: “What Rashid really should have said was, ‘Babar’s poor performances are due to dysfunctional thinking, especially fear, not technical matters’. Babar should think more positively”
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In yesterday’s article with Cricket Psychologist Adrian McInman, we discussed a comment by Pakistan ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan about “pressure.” Adrian suggested we should focus on perceptions and change them when necessary rather than focusing on “pressure”. Additionally, he suggested strenuous and consistent mental skills training, especially around matches, is needed for the Pakistan national men’s team to stop perceiving “pressure situations” and instead view them as “fantastic opportunities.”
Rashid Latif: “Pakistan might even start losing to Bhutan”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has admitted that the national team “might even start losing to Bhutan” given how badly they have been performing as of late.
Rashid Latif: “In the past, our batters didn’t play for their batting averages. Saeed Anwar averaged 45 with the bat, he would have been averaging 60 in today’s cricket. These days, our players are playing for their averages”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes legendary opening batsman Saeed Anwar “would have been averaging 60” if he were playing cricket today.
Rashid Latif: “Babar used to be Pakistan’s hope at one time but not anymore as there are other players who can do [better]”
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Former captain Rashid Latif believes batsman Babar Azam is no longer Pakistan’s hope as there are other players who are performing better than him.
