Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal advocated for India regardless of their deficient run in World Cricket Council (ICC) occasions and opined that groups like New Zealand and South Africa will have to be banned since they’ve infrequently received in ICC tournaments.

Particularly, India received their final ICC championship long ago in 2013 within the type of Champions Trophy below the management of mythical Mahendra Singh Dhoni and haven’t received a unmarried main trophy ever since.

On the other hand, the Males in Blue within the final 12 months’s ICC T20 International Cup made it to the semis however had been knocked out by means of the eventual event champions, England.

Speaking about India’s impotence in successful the knockout video games on the grand level, Pakistan veteran Akmal liked the Indian group bringing up that championships shouldn’t be the criterion to pass judgement on a group.

“Other folks speak about India having no longer received an ICC tournament for 10 years. You’ll’t win each ICC tournament. And if successful an ICC trophy is the one criterion then groups like New Zealand and South Africa will have to be banned since they haven’t received any. So that is only a pick out. India is a brilliant group and is taking part in at a unique stage,” stated Akmal on Paktv.television.

South Africa, to this point, have handiest received a unmarried ICC trophy which they bagged long ago in 1998 after they clinched the inaugural version of the Champions Trophy (then referred to as Knockout Trophy). In the meantime, New Zealand have two titles, one ICC Knockout Trophy 2000 and some other the maiden International Check Championship 2021, below Stephen Fleming and Kane Williamson’s management, respectively.

Alternatively, India has the entire main ICC championships of their cupboard, together with the 2007 T20 International Cup, the 2011 ODI International Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. India introduced these types of laurels below the captainship of essentially the most adorned skipper of all time, Dhoni.

India additionally has a super likelihood so as to add another identify to the record and rewrite historical past as they’ll host the approaching 50-over International Cup this 12 months in October-November.