Wasim Akram, Other People Can Only Preach From Outside: Ex-PAK Star Urges Former Cricketers To Walk The Talk | EXCLUSIVE

18/06/2024

wasim akram can only preach from outside danish kaneria urges former cricketers to walk the talk exclusive

Former Pakistan captain, Wasim Akram blasted Pakistan's performance and requested PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi for changes to the side. However, Danish Kaneria feels that Akram and other former players should come out to help the team, instead of criticising the players.

Commenting on the same, the 43-year-old spinner said, "See Wasim Akram and the other people can only preach from outside. Why don't they come and help the Pakistan side? Why at once Wasim Akram did not say that Mohammad Amir's selection was not justifiable? Compared to Amir, they should have asked Shoaib Malik to play. He is still a much better player than these guys.”

According to Kaneria, Pakistan should have started their preparations at least a year ago.

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“They should have picked 20-22 blokes in the camp and would have picked the best 15 out of them. You tell me, where were Mohammad Amir and Azam Khan 6 months ago? Did they play for Pakistan?”, he said.

“There’s a major problem with the Pakistan team management. They will wake up in the morning and say something and then will take U-Turn in the evening. They are the master of U-Turn. If you are making a team then own it and take that onus. If the team wins, they own it then why aren't you accepting your faults if the team loses? They are egoistic as they think they are perfect and cannot make mistakes”, he added.

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“Talking about captaincy, Rizwan can be an option, he’s a wicketkeeper, and he should lead the team, or the selectors can go towards Shaheen again. Ideally, PCB should hand captaincy to a senior player and make one of the junior players as vice-captain. The problem is every few months the PCB chairman gets changed, and the team gets changed frequently, because of that Pakistan lacks consistency”, he added.

The former wrist spinner of Pakistan also predicted his top four teams who have the potential to reach the semifinals.

“I think the West Indies will be there, India should make the cut as well. You never know on a given day, the smaller teams play like they have nothing to lose. I feel the USA can do wonders, their players have played in the Ranji Trophy and other tournaments. The backroom staff and the coaches have worked really well, you never know, the USA might make it into the semifinals”, Danish Kaneria said.

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