Former Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman Moin Khan believes that Indian captain Virat Kohli is the only batsman among the current crop of cricketers who will go on to become a legend of the game.
The former Test skipper, who put curtains on his career in the 2004 home series against India, also feels that the quality of batsmen and bowlers currently has gone down compared to the 1980’s and 90s era.
“I see Kohli as the only one among the current generation of batsman who is destined to break many records as well as become a legend,” he said on Gsports show on GTV News channel.
However, Khan was disappointed with the quality of cricketers in the current Pakistan team.
“I look at the Pakistan team and we lack match-winners or game changes like we had in the 80s or 90s. When I was in the team they were so many match-winners and we all knew someone would do it that day. That was class.“
He also credited former India captain, MS Dhoni, for building a team that is now among the top-ranked in the world.
“I credit Mahindra Singh Dhoni for changing the face of Indian cricket. He really turned them around and saw through what Saurav Ganguly had started. That is why India is producing so many quality players and they have strong bench strength,” he said.
He was further critical of Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq for accepting the dual responsibility.
“In our cricket culture which is different to other nations this experiment is not working. Imagine the state of mind of a player in the dressing room. If he shares something about his game or personal life with the head coach, which players do, he must think twice about it because the head coach is also the chief selector,” he said.
