Pakistan legendary wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal said that not winning the ICC Trophies doesn’t make India a bad team. The Men in Blue hadn’t won an ICC tournament since 2013 when they won the Champions Trophy under MS Dhoni.
Akmal feels a good team is judged by the way they play cricket and the way they develop cricketers. He further said that India are ahead of other teams in these aspects.
“People only talk about India not winning the ICC trophies for 10 years. You can’t win every ICC event. And if winning the ICC tournaments is the only criterion, then teams like New Zealand and South Africa should be banned since they haven’t won any. India are a great team and are playing at a different level,” he told Paktv.tv.
Kamran Akmal also took an indirect dig at Pakistan cricket’s domestic structure by comparing it to India’s.
“They have maintained the quality in domestic cricket. However, it is completely different in Pakistan. In the past 7-8 years, much damage has been caused to Pakistan’s cricket.”