Pakistan hasn't played good cricket for a couple of years now: Deep Dasgupta

Former Indian keeper-batter Deep Dasgupta has stated that Pakistan hasn’t played good cricket of late in the past two years, adding that though they have good enough individual players, they failed to come out collectively as a unit.

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Speaking exclusively to PTI, Deep has asserted that Pakistan has always been dangerous in the shortest format of the game and cautioned the Indian team not to take them lightly in their Super Four clash on Sunday, September 21, in Dubai.

“Pakistan hasn't played good cricket for a couple of years now. They have good individual players, but they haven't clicked as a unit. That said, they're always dangerous, and in this format, you can't take anyone lightly," Dasgupta told PTI.

Moreover, he felt that there is a huge difference in terms of quality between Indian and Pakistani players currently, adding that their batters had no clue against bowlers like Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy in the group stage encounter on Sunday, September 14, in Dubai.

"There's still a clear difference in quality between India and Pakistan at the moment, but Pakistan remains a dangerous side. Against Kuldeep and Varun, they just had no clue. I'm sure they'll prepare better this time. Hopefully, the headlines will be from the cricket field and not off it," Dasgupta added.

Furthermore, Deep has also shared his opinion on the Indian vice-captain and opening batter, Shubman Gill, failing to create an impact in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 campaign. He also backed Gill to get back to his old self as soon as possible.

"This (T20) is a high-risk, high-reward format. Gill has made a few technical adjustments for red-ball cricket, and that's given him success. But to switch back (to T20s) takes time. He's quality, no two ways about it. He just needs to get back to his old self again. I still have a lot of faith in him," he concluded.

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