Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Rashid Latif made an enormous declare as he said that the rationale for Virat Kohli’s poor run of type is Ravi Shastri changing into the India coach. Latif mentioned that Shastri, was the top coach of the Indian group from 2017 to 2021, had “no enterprise” in teaching the Indian group.
Latif said that had Shastri not turn out to be the coach, Kohli wouldn’t have gone out of shape. Notably, Kohli has struggled to be amongst runs over the past two years, failing to register 100 in any format since November 2019.
“It’s due to him (Shastri) that this has occurred,” mentioned Latif on the YouTube channel ‘Caught Behind’. “In 2019, you sidelined a participant like Kumble and in got here Ravi Shastri. Whether or not he had the accreditation or not, I do not know.”
That’s backfiring now, isn’t it?: Rashid Latif
Latif additionally mentioned that there may need been different individuals other than Kohli who would have performed a job in getting Shastri into the group. Shastri took over the teaching duties from Anil Kumble in 2017.
“He was a broadcaster. Had no enterprise in teaching,” mentioned former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter. “Barring Virat Kohli, I’m certain there would have been different individuals who performed a job in getting Shastri in. However that’s backfiring now, isn’t it? Had he not turn out to be the coach, he (Kohli) wouldn’t have gone out (of type).”
Shastri, having previously been a group director, was appointed because the coach by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), which comprised Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly. In 2019, following the ICC World Cup, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) reappointed him because the India coach till the 2021 T20 World Cup. The present India coach Rahul Dravid took over the teaching duties following Shastri’s retirement.
Latif performed for Pakistan from 1992 to 2003, showing in 37 Check matches and 166 ODIs, and scoring 1,381 runs and 1,709 runs respectively. He additionally has 301 catches and 49 stumpings throughout the 2 codecs.
