‘Pakistan is not capable of producing players like Kohli’


According to former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad, India outrun Pakistan when it comes to producing talent. Javed Miandad used the U-19 World Cup semi-final match as an example to indicate the difference between the two countries. Current U-19 champions defeated Pakistan by 203 runs after getting them all-out on 69 runs.
The World-Cup winning batsman also heaped praise on Virat Kohli and said that the India captain is currently the best batsman.
Javed Miandad reportedly said, "Winning and losing is part of the game but when I watched the semi-final I could see the gap between the two teams in terms of game sense, professionalism and system.
"One main reason for that is Virat Kohli. He is, without doubt, the best today. He has the technique and temperament and approach to get runs anywhere. We are not producing players of his caliber for a number of reasons."
The former Pakistan captain slammed the authority for focusing on PSL more than U-19 cricket or domestic cricket.

"They don't seem to understand the importance of U-19 cricket or domestic cricket. Their main focus is the PSL. But even for the PSL to become better and greater, we need to first salvage our cricket system," he said.
Regarding the Champions Trophy win, Javed Miandad said that the team exhibited a great performance and the talent that the cricketers possess should be prepared in a proper way.
"We won the Champions Trophy out of nowhere. It was a great performance and it injected life into cricket in Pakistan. But we manage to do this only because of our raw talent.
"Just imagine if that talent is groomed through a proper selection system and in a strong cricket system what we can achieve," he said.
Miandad also expressed his views on working on skills. He again mentioned Kohli and said how the Indian batsman works on his game.
The former Pakistan coach said, "To make matters worse present cricketers, I don't think are spending enough time individually on sharpening their skills. Fitness is very important but so is working on one's skill level.
"Kohli has improved over the years and one can see he works hard individually on his game.”