Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has said that the Pakistan cricket team has experienced a huge downfall because everything is being taken for granted. He also added that Pakistan need a strong head coach like India’s Gautam Gambhir, who is on the face straight away as well. The Pakistan cricket team has also received criticism following their 2-0 Test series loss to Bangladesh at home.

Speaking to Republic TV, Kaneria said (as quoted by TOI): “Everything is taken for granted; that’s why the downfall of Pakistan cricket has gone through making captains, changing captain. That will not work. Stick to your captain, stick with him. Okay, I have made him the captain for one year. I will ask him. I will ask him to give me an answer after one year. Nobody will touch him you have full support from me, but you need to perform. If you don’t perform, you go out, so that’s the thing you have to make tough decisions. Why, if you don’t make tough decisions, things will not work.”

Giving the example of the Indian cricket team, Danish Kaneria also claimed that they are doing well because of Rahul Dravid (former head coach) and Gambhir (current head coach). Notably, Dravid was the coach when India won the 2024 T20 World Cup as well. His stint ended after the tournament, with Gautam Gambhir taking over the reins from the Indian legend.

“Why today other teams are doing so well? Why is the Indian team is doing so well? They had Rahul Dravid who worked with the team very well now they have Gautam Gambhir, a fantastic cricketer and fantastic guy. The way he reacts, he tells on the face. He doesn’t go back and do backbiting; he’s on the face straight away. This is how you have to be. “You have to be strong, and like a strong person, you have to make the decision on the face, not at the back,” Danish Kaneria concluded.