Former Pakistan Captain Explains Why Pakistan Lags Behind India in Cricket

Rashid Latif, a former Pakistani cricket captain, has emphasized the differences between his country and India in the cricketing world, particularly how India has turned its cricket scene into a lucrative industry. Latif’s remarks come in the aftermath of India’s undefeated 2024 T20 World Cup victory, while Pakistan was eliminated in the group stages.

He also compared the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Pakistan Super League (PSL) and stated that how IPL has reached at Global level.

“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 no business,” Latif quoted.

“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,” Latif added