There is a famous idiom in Hindi- 'The rope is burnt, the force did not go.' The condition of Pakistan cricket is currently similar. In the Champions Trophy, the Pakistani team left their own cruel. Pakistan did not win a single win and was out of the first round. While the team is fiercely 'Thu-Thu' and everyone is targeting it, while former Pakistan spinner Saklen Mushtaq is challenging the Indian team and is saying that if Team India is in power, then they should play with Pakistan.
Yes, Saklen Mushtaq, who was the head coach of the Pakistani team till about a year or two ago, is talking like this. Saklen, who failed to give any success to the Pakistani team in his time, challenged the Indian team and said that it should play many matches in all three formats with Pakistan and then it will be decided which of the two is the best.
This statement of Saklen Mushtaq came after the bad performance of the Pakistani team in the Champions Trophy, in which he was making statements about the Indian team and Champions Trophy schedule instead of telling the mistakes of his team. During the discussion of a TV channel, Saklen said that the Indian team prepares for the match against only one Pakistan and then leaves. He further said, "If it is so good that his (Indian team) players are so good, then I understand that 10 Test matches, 10 ODIs and 10 T20s should be played with us, then everything will be cleared."
Talking about the recent matches between India and Pakistan, the result has been only one-sided. In the Champions Trophy 2025, the Indian team very easily defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets. Before that, the Indian team won the T20 World Cup 2024, while the story was not changed even in the 2023 World Cup. Even the 2017 Champions Trophy has lost from India every time in ODI format since the final.
The veteran spinner Saklen, who played 49 Tests and 169 ODIs for Pakistan, did not stop here and also said that if Pakistan does some things correct, then they will be able to reply to the whole world cricket including India. In view of the current condition of the Pakistani team, it seems only to the casserole and jackal. By the way, it is also being claimed that Saklen can be given the responsibility of the head coach of the Pakistani team once again.
