'But in Pakistan we didn’t see...' - Ex- PAK spinner lashes out at Pakistan for poor management, advises to learn from India

­­­Former Pakistan spinner has lashed out at the Pakistan team management in the aftermath of recent outings of the men in green. The Karachi-based ex-cricketer also compared the managerial structure of Pakistan cricket in comparison to that of in Indian cricketing scenario. Notably, Rohit Sharma’s men have performed brilliantly of late as they have defeated Sri Lanka in a clean sweep by 3-0 and also taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the ongoing three-match ODI series against New Zealand.

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Whereas on the other hand, Pakistan lost by 1-2 against the Kiwis in the recently concluded three-match ODI series. All full-time nations of cricket are preparing it very hard as it is the year of the World Cup and the countdown has begun for the marquee tournament to be held in India later this year.

Danish Kaneria talked about how Indian team management gradually gave chances to Ishan Kishan owing to the fact that Rishabh Pant might not be available due to the injuries he sustained during the horrific accident. On the contrary, the 42-year-old former off-spinner slammed Pakistan by stating that they are not looking forward to any youngster like Mohammad Haris other than Mohammad Rizwan.

“India knows that Rishabh Pant may not be available for the World Cup and so they’re grooming Ishan Kishan as a backup for KL Rahul as wicketkeeper. But what are we doing? We are having just Rizwan and not giving any exposure to Mohammad Haris. Favoritism won’t help you build a team for the World Cup," said Kaneria in a video on his YouTube channel.

People want to come to stadiums but then there’s no entertainment at all - Danish Kaneria

“When you give lively wickets, irrespective of the result, the opposition also enjoys pace and bounce and then you see crowds filling up the stadium. But in Pakistan, we didn’t see the National Stadium filled even one day. This is the fault of the curators as well as the PCB who prepared dead wickets. Pakistan bowlers had nothing to play with. People want to come to stadiums but then there’s no entertainment at all," he added later.