India are repeating the same mistake as Pakistan in the 1990s with multiple captains: Rashid Latif
India Today
Rashid Latif has criticized India for having multiple captains this year and said they're repeating the same mistake as Pakistan in the 1990s.
Rashid Latif has claimed that India are making the same mistake as Pakistan from the 1990s by going for multiple captains in different series.
BCCI recently announced the squad for the upcoming ODI series against Zimbabwe and Shikhar Dhawan returned as the skipper for the team. Dhawan had successfully led the Indian team to a resounding 3-0 whitewash in the recently-concluded ODI series against West Indies.
However, the southpaw was India's seventh different captain of the year as the likes of Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have led the team at some point this year.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Latif criticized India for not focusing on finding a stable leader and said they're doing the same mistake as Pakistan in the 1990s.
“Everyone talks about backup. But they have now produced seven backup captains in the past year! This is the first time I’m seeing this in India’s history. Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah they are repeating the same mistake as Pakistan’s in the 1990s,” said Latif.
The former Pakistan skipper said that India aren't solving other problem areas like the middle order or finding a solid opener up top. He also said that none of the captains selected this year are playing consistently for the team. He also said that India needs a strong leader like Sourav Ganguly, Virat Kohli or MS Dhoni.
“They haven’t found a solid opener, nor do they have a stable middle-order. They just want a new captain. No captain is playing consistently for them. KL Rahul is unfit now, Rohit was unfit before. Virat is mentally unfit. So, they will have to think about it. They are changing so many captains.. they need a leader like Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli,” said Latif.
