Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Rashid Latif has explained why green people often struggle against India in high pressure sports against India, which is ahead of the much awaited India vs Pakistan struggle in the Asia Cup on 14 September in Dubai on 14 September.
Rashid Latif believes that Pakistan often allows its feelings to control stressful circumstances, making India with poor decisions and expensive mistakes during these big matches. But India is favorable for pitch status and match conditions, which gives them a coherent edge over their staunch rivals, as chosen by the former Pakistani cricketer.
Rashid Latif revealed why Pakistan struggles against India ahead of the Asia Cup 2025 Clash
Both teams are designed to clash again in the Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday, which will be their first encounter after the Pahalgam terror attack earlier this year, which stressed the relationship between the two nations, especially after military attacks from both sides.
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Although the rivalry has been unilateral in recent years, they have not played a bilateral series in more than a decade, only ACC or ICC is facing each other in the tournament. India has dominated these encounters, winning 12 of the last 15 matches in the last ten years.
Among the most recent encounters, Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 82 in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Melbourne directed India to win an exciting four wickets over men in Green on the final ball. A year later, in the Asia Cup of Colombo, India scored 228 runs in Pakistan completely dominating.
We are emotional or hyper: Rashid Latif
Then, in the USA in the 2024 T20 World Cup, India defended a total of 119, with Jasprit Bumrah took three important wickets to win a narrow six runs over Pakistan.
Given history, Latif believes that long pressure on Pakistan over decades is a factor that India can exploit once again in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 conflict in Dubai on Sunday.
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Rashid Latif was quoted by Indian Express saying: “We get emotional or hyper and try to do everything at once. We do not deepen the game against India, and because of this, Pakistan loses most of the time. India, on the other hand, plays according to the position of the pitch and match, and they try.
Rashid Latif highlighted India’s T20i war as a possible benefit for men in green
The former Pakistani cricketer also pointed out a possible weakness for India in the upcoming encounter. He said that the team has not recently played the format, with their previous T20I series bilateral matches against England in January.
This shortage of T20I action recently can affect India’s rhythm and time in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 Clash. Latif signed, saying, “The only disadvantage in India is that they have not played the T20I. They have to do warm-up matches or practice. But they have not played any match. It could be a disadvantage.”
