Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal advocated for India regardless of their poor run in International Cricket Council (ICC) occasions and opined that groups like New Zealand and South Africa should be banned since they’ve hardly gained in ICC tournaments.
Notably, India gained their final ICC championship method again in 2013 within the type of Champions Trophy beneath the management of legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni and haven’t gained a single main trophy ever since.
However, the Men in Blue within the final 12 months’s ICC T20 World Cup made it to the semis however have been knocked out by the eventual match champions, England.
Talking about India’s impotence in successful the knockout video games on the grand stage, Pakistan veteran Akmal appreciated the Indian staff citing that championships shouldn’t be the criterion to decide a staff.
“People talk about India having not won an ICC event for 10 years. You can’t win every ICC event. And if winning an ICC trophy is the only criterion then teams like New Zealand and South Africa should be banned since they haven’t won any. So this is just a pick. India is a great team and is playing at a different level,” mentioned Akmal on Paktv.television.
South Africa, to date, have solely gained a single ICC trophy which they bagged method again in 1998 after they clinched the inaugural version of the Champions Trophy (then referred to as Knockout Trophy). Meanwhile, New Zealand have two titles, one ICC Knockout Trophy 2000 and one other the maiden World Test Championship 2021, beneath Stephen Fleming and Kane Williamson’s management, respectively.
On the opposite hand, India has all the most important ICC championships of their cupboard, together with the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2011 ODI World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. India introduced all these laurels beneath the captainship of probably the most embellished skipper of all time, Dhoni.
India additionally has an ideal probability to add yet another title to the listing and rewrite historical past as they’ll host the upcoming 50-over World Cup this 12 months in October-November.