Former cricketer Rashid Latif spoke about the 1996 World Cup quarter-final between Pakistan and India in Bengaluru. In that match, Wasim Akram did not play, and India gave Pakistan a target of 287 runs. Pakistan scored 248, and Navjot Sidhu was the Player of the Match.
On a podcast, Rashid Latif avoided talking about Wasim Akram’s absence, saying it could cause problems. He said Pakistan lost because of Ajay Jadeja’s quick innings in the last 6 overs and a wrong umpire decision when Jadeja was not given out. He also blamed Saeed Anwar’s early dismissal and called Amir Sohail’s captaincy good.
Answering why Pakistan often loses to India in World Cups, Latif said people think India wins with batting, but history shows their bowling has often won them matches, like in 1996 and 1999.
