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Dinesh Karthik, the renowned Indian wicketkeeper, has lately illuminated the fundamental problems that the cricket teams of Pakistan and Sri Lanka are facing. His perceptive observations shed new light on the causes of their recent difficulties, offering both fans and experts insightful information.
Sri Lanka And Pakistan’s Performance Recently
Sri Lanka and Pakistan were humiliated by Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup last year, and they were unable to advance to the T20 World Cup Super 8s in 2024.
For many years, Sri Lanka and Pakistan were formidable forces in international cricket; however, in recent times, they have both fallen short of delivering strong performances at the top level. They lost to Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup last year and were unable to advance to the semi-finals. They also were unable to make it to the Super 8s in the T20 World Cup 2024.
Pakistan lost its inaugural match in the 20-team tournament held in the West Indies and the USA against the United States in Dallas, while Sri Lanka unexpectedly lost to Bangladesh in the first round. In case the T20 World Cup first-round elimination wasn’t enough, Pakistan lost a Test match at home against Bangladesh last week for the first time ever.
Dinesh Karthik’s Diagnosis
Cricket fans worldwide have been taken aback by the two past World Cup winners’ recent dismal performances. When a fan questioned former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik about the reasons behind Sri Lanka’s and Pakistan’s collapse during a Cricbuzz show, he responded that a major factor in both nations’ collapse has been their inability to produce quality cricket players in recent years.
Karthik said “A few things. Number one, you need a very strong domestic structure for you to do well in international cricket. That has been a challenge for both of these teams over the years. Financially, they’ve had their struggles, and hence, it reflects in the infrastructure development. And in turn, it reflects in their domestic cricket. And hence, they’ve not been able to produce the quality of cricketers they have produced over the years,”
“It’s a very big cycle—how you get your finances, how you use them for cricket, and in turn, how you make sure that domestic cricket is held. And that will definitely feed into international cricket,” he further said.
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