"Rashid Khan is greater than Wasim Akram": Rashid Latif

[FearlessRoar]

During a show on a local channel, Rashid Latif made this statement:

"Rashid has brought Afghanistan on the map; he has helped them get recognition."

"He is greater than Wasim Akram."

"I am sorry to say, but Rashid's stature is bigger."

Do you agree with Rashid Latif?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Rashid had to say so to stay relevant and in the middle of it.

 

[Itachi]

"Rashid has brought Afghanistan on the map; he has helped them get recognition. I am sorry to say, but Rashid's stature is bigger"

This part is important.

He isn't comparing Rashid vs Wasim in a direct manner but regarding the impact that one has in terms of the respective cricketing community establishing its identity.

The sphere of influence of Rashid in Afghan Cricket > Sphere of influence of Wasim in Pakistan cricket.

Hence in this parameter, it is not wrong to say Rashid's stature is bigger than that of wasim.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Rashid Khan is a bit to Afghanistan what Imran Khan was to Pakistan.

 

[FearlessRoar]

I am a fan of Rashid Khan and I also believe that Rashid Khan is a bigger star now than Wasim Akram. Yes Wasim was a star in his time and a better player than Rashid Khan but Rashid's stardom is unmatched now.

 

[Kianig89]

He is right , Rashid bought AFG on cricket map infact his stature is bigger than Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting,

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

Dumb statement whole afghanistan is no matched to wasim akram shoes here he is saying rashid is bigger than wasim lol

 

[BouncerGuy]

Well, that is one way to stay relevant...LOL

But Rashid has a huge fan following and he is one of the most desired players in the world atm and league would love to have him in their event...

 

[Devadwal]

People's are not getting the point he made. He isn't comparing both of them interm of cricketing achivement but impacts on the nation's

 

[Major]

Rashid latif has lost it and makes dumb statements nowadays.

He was the one that started the floodlight bs which than india media used to bash the stadium when rachin ravindra got injured.

Wasim Akram is known as the only bowler of his caliber, his impact was such that every other bowler we had was because of him. Everyone found it difficult to bat against him.

Rashid Khan is not even the greatest leg spinner. In test cricket he is very useless.

Afghanistan cricket wasnt bought on the map by Rashid. People like Rashid Latif only recognized Afghanistan cricket post 2015 so they attribute it to rashid khan.

Afghanistan cricket was bought on the map by the likes of Allahdad Noori(1st captain), Taj Malik, Nowroz Mangal (2nd captain), Hammid Hassan, Mohammad Nabi, Raees Ahmadzai and Asghar Stanikzai.

The main face of Afghanistan cricket was Hammid Hassan. He was a Pakistan level quality bowler playing in wcl 5,4,3 and 1 and helped Afghanistan get towards full odi status.

Rashid khan came much much much later.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Wasim Akram is one of the greatest ever cricketers. Easily a Top 25-50 level ever. Rashid Khan is at best a Top 200 level international cricketer ever.

 

[LordJames]

He is saying in terms of "impact" for his country on the world scale, Rashid Khan is greater than Wasim Akram.

Wasim Akram is a GOAT but Pakistan was already recognized in the Cricketing world before him and no doubt that Wasim added to that prestige

But impact of Rashid Khan for this country is greater...

 

[jnaveen1980]

100s of mystery spinners practicing as we speak. He is father of Afgahnistan cricket not Nabi.

 

[Devadwal]

Dumb statement whole afghanistan is no matched to wasim akram shoes here he is saying rashid is bigger than wasim lol

Ans here is proof that why Most of Pakistan fan's are delusional .

First Read the whole op instead headlines than pass a judgement . Latif was not compared both of player's cricketing skills .

 

[DeadlyVenom]

If he is comparing what Afghan team has endured to become what they are then he is right.

 

[Justcrazy]

GUYS RASHID LATIF IS TALKING ABOUT IMPACT NOT CALIBRE

 

[Hyder]

Impact wise rashid is bigger than any player playing rn

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Wasim Akram is one of the greatest ever cricketers. Easily a Top 25-50 level ever. Rashid Khan is at best a Top 200 level international cricketer ever.

Rashid Khan would have had at least 500 test wickets if he played for India. Afghanistan does not play ODI and tests like other nations.

I think you can't compare a spinner and fast bowler. For spin bowler I think he is the greatest when looking past players with dodgy action.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Rashid Khan would have had at least 500 test wickets if he played for India. Afghanistan does not play ODI and tests like other nations.

I think you can't compare a spinner and fast bowler. For spin bowler I think he is the greatest when looking past players with dodgy action.

Ironically the only test he played in Bharat, he was smashed around like a nobody.

Great talent.
One of the 250 greatest cricketers to ever play. A huge honour still.

 

[Local.Dada]

Rashid Latif looks sensible one day and then says something outrageous the next. I
Never get it with this guy.

While Rashid Khan is a box office circketer and the archetype modern day legend, comparing Rashid Khan with Wasim Akram is like like saying Andre Russell is greater than Imran Khan.

I think even Rashid will find this ridiculous. Good and humble bloke.

Wasim is probably the top 5-10 cricketers ever to step on the cricket field who changed the face of cricket itself in many ways.

Sachin, Warne, Lara, Wasim, Richards, Bradman, Kallis, McGrath, Murali : these are the benchmarks. Rest all fit a category.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Ironically the only test he played in Bharat, he was smashed around like a nobody.

Great talent.
One of the 250 greatest cricketers to ever play. A huge honour still.

Yeah. He is still a better spinner then all those India ever produced.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Yeah. He is still a better spinner then all those India ever produced.

Says nobody

We have 10 better test spinners than him at the least.

 

[mominsaigol]

This post shows how many people:

1. reads only the title and starts to write comment.
2. can't comprehend the context.

This post shows why Indians are biased and are unable to read between the lines and nitpicking certain direct statements

 

[mominsaigol]

Ans here is proof that why Most of Pakistan fan's are delusional .

First Read the whole op instead headlines than pass a judgement . Latif was not compared both of player's cricketing skills .

Yes clearly he's delusional, not the biased Indian posters who believe rashid > Wasim because Latif claimed that an allrounder cricketer somehow brought Afghanistan onto the map despite Afghanistan cricket existing long before rashid Khan came into the fold

Not to mention even now their a bang avg team.

Mashallah what an impact he created by getting smacked by Morgan in 2019. Clearly wasim akram created zero impact according to Indian fans.

Indians like you need brain surgery, if you can't afford one, please just reside in a mental hospital permanently

 

[mominsaigol]

Rashid Khan is greater then Bumrah because rashid brought Afghanistan onto a map

 

[kingusama92]

Impact on his country? Sure.

Impact on cricket? No way.

Wasim is the greatest left-arm pacer of all time and has been a role model for every left-arm pacer ever since. He's the gold standard and his impact has been beyond borders.

 

[mominsaigol]

That's why majority of the population can be considered dumb

Rashid Khan has zero stature even in his own country.

This statement is beyond ignorant.

Afghanistan as a country, Their gdp is a joke and their barely surviving as is. No one takes the country seriously and their cricket would have been extinct by now if now for friendly relations with bcci.

In comparison wasim akram will always be considered of a higher stature simply because Pakistan is still over 28x richer and greater in stature, to top it off his connections with Imran Khan alone would warrant him to be of a greater status.

I've met foreigners who haven't even seen or heard of cricket know about Imran Khan and wasim. These 2 are ampungst the most famous pakistani's by default.

Now in terms of cricketing stature, Rashid Khan did nothing besides make a medicore cricket nation a bit less mediocre. As I said Afghanistan cricket would have died if not for Indian support.

Wasim akram elevated his cricketing nation into a bowling powerhouse and his absence turned Pakistan into a joke. During his era Pakistan was in a financially strong position and didn't need anyone's legs to stand on..

From a cricketing perspective or a stature perspective, Rashid Latif is wrong from all fronts and this is clearly an attention grabbing posts designed to anger pakistani's and invite trolls like @Devadwal to gloat despite the fact that he has zero knowledge about his own country affairs let alone anyone else's

 

[moghul]

During a show on a local channel, Rashid Latif made this statement:

"Rashid has brought Afghanistan on the map; he has helped them get recognition."

"He is greater than Wasim Akram."

"I am sorry to say, but Rashid's stature is bigger."

Do you agree with Rashid Latif?

Seriously !! was not expecting this kind of ----- , from Rashid Lateef . He must have some personal grudge against WA and cricket followers also.

 

[moghul]

Rashid Khan is greater then Bumrah because rashid brought Afghanistan onto a map

Yeah, by that standard, Rashid Khan is bigger than Bradman , Sobers, Marshal, Warnes, Tendulkar, Imran khan , Viv Richards . Rashid L must on something that day, or he just like his name sake a bit too much.

 

[Major]

GUYS RASHID LATIF IS TALKING ABOUT IMPACT NOT CALIBRE

Bro, even than, Hammid Hassan had more impact.

Hammid helped Afg qualify wcl 5,4,3 1 and odi status.

Rashid came much later.

Akhtar also had a great impact on pace bowling, but Wasim comes on top still.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Says nobody

We have 10 better test spinners than him at the least.

Yeah Harbajan with one of the most dodgy action must be one of them

 

[RyanRyan10]

why did Latif randomly pick Wasim Akram for such comparison ( I know it's based on impact for respective countries)? Latif and Akram don't like each other if I am not wrong?

 

[RyanRyan10]

100s of mystery spinners practicing as we speak. He is father of Afgahnistan cricket not Nabi.

That title belongs to Taj Malik

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Rashid is no doubt a great bowler but he still has a lot to achieve to reach Wasim Akram's level so calling him greater is a bit too early to say but yeah he is on course to become one of the greats.

 

[Itachi]

Rashid Khan has zero stature even in his own country.

This statement is beyond ignorant.

Afghanistan as a country, Their gdp is a joke and their barely surviving as is. No one takes the country seriously and their cricket would have been extinct by now if now for friendly relations with bcci.

In comparison wasim akram will always be considered of a higher stature simply because Pakistan is still over 28x richer and greater in stature, to top it off his connections with Imran Khan alone would warrant him to be of a greater status.

I've met foreigners who haven't even seen or heard of cricket know about Imran Khan and wasim. These 2 are ampungst the most famous pakistani's by default.

Now in terms of cricketing stature, Rashid Khan did nothing besides make a medicore cricket nation a bit less mediocre. As I said Afghanistan cricket would have died if not for Indian support.

Wasim akram elevated his cricketing nation into a bowling powerhouse and his absence turned Pakistan into a joke. During his era Pakistan was in a financially strong position and didn't need anyone's legs to stand on..

From a cricketing perspective or a stature perspective, Rashid Latif is wrong from all fronts and this is clearly an attention grabbing posts designed to anger pakistani's and invite trolls like @Devadwal to gloat despite the fact that he has zero knowledge about his own country affairs let alone anyone else's

I am surprised how one can write so much gibberish devoid of content with so long paragraphs.

I wanted to address this post but after going through the middle section, I realised that this is a very hollow post. My 6 year old niece would have had better job writing than above.

 

[Itachi]

Impact on his country? Sure.

Impact on cricket? No way.

Wasim is the greatest left-arm pacer of all time and has been a role model for every left-arm pacer ever since. He's the gold standard and his impact has been beyond borders.

That's arguable.

For example, Tendulkar is role model for many young talented batsman out there. But in terms of impact, one may put a person much higher who is working with school kids with Kenya to establish a proper cricketing academy and by somehow, a kid from his academy is now shining in a bigger stage.

Point is, technicality isn't everything. Cricket doesn't get restricted in understanding physics only.

 

[Itachi]

Rashid Khan is greater then Bumrah because rashid brought Afghanistan onto a map

This I agree with. The impact of Rashid in younger afghan generation arguably may be greater than the impact of Bumrah. This is a possibility.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Yeah Harbajan with one of the most dodgy action must be one of them

Well he could certainly last way more than just 4 overs!

 

[Bhaijaan]

This I agree with. The impact of Rashid in younger afghan generation arguably may be greater than the impact of Bumrah. This is a possibility.

Bumrah has literally changed the way cricket is seen in Bharat. Every young boy in the country emulates him the same way kids emulated Tendulkar back in the day.

This is where things get tricky.
Impact cannot be quantified.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Wasim’s impact on the game transcended borders. His name is synonymous with the art of fast bowling. There can never be a discussion on fast bowling anywhere in the world without Wasim being mentioned like in the first minute itself.

 

[Fenrir]

Rashid Khan would have had at least 500 test wickets if he played for India. Afghanistan does not play ODI and tests like other nations.

I think you can't compare a spinner and fast bowler. For spin bowler I think he is the greatest when looking past players with dodgy action.

He would have been taken to cleaners if had played between late 1970 to mode 1990s.The standard of batting and bowling very low now.

 

[Farhan The Man]

karachi vs. lahore grudge this. This guy still carries a chip on his shoulder.

Most mohajirs still have a hardon for punjabis due to naseerallah babar.

No one asked, yet he ensured a frivolous comparison was to be made. Futile attempt to trivialize with "I am sorry but..."

 

[Snowflake]

You listen to any Rashid Latif interview and you’ll always notice one thing. The guy tries way too hard to say something unique. He has this obsessive need to come across as someone who has a different perspective.

Sometimes he does make good points but quite often; it’s just an outrageous take.

You ask RL the same question an hour apart, and his answers will be totally different.

Dont take him too seriously

 

[sweep_shot]

How?

Wasim won an ODI World Cup. He contributed in the 1992 WC final. He has over 500 ODI wickets and over 400 Test wickets. He also has a Test double century.

Rashid is a T20 legend only.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

You listen to any Rashid Latif interview and you’ll always notice one thing. The guy tries way too hard to say something unique. He has this obsessive need to come across as someone who has a different perspective.

Sometimes he does make good points but quite often; it’s just an outrageous take.

You ask RL the same question an hour apart, and his answers will be totally different.

Dont take him too seriously

There isn't enough going on in cricket to warrant 24/7 analysis like in league football or other sports. So these analysts need to come up with some extreme takes to try and remain relevant and get clicks.

 

[Hitman]

Maybe Rashid Latif hasn't forgiven his team mates who were into match fixing, keeping in mind he himself was clean along with Basit Ali. That's the only reason he would say something like that.​

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

I do understand that, Tamim Iqbal was more important to Bangladesh than Shikhar Dhawan was for India, Its not about quality but the impact you had on your country's cricket.

I would say the following Pakistani cricketers were more important than Wasim:

I Khan
F Mahmood
J Miandad
Kardar
Mushtaq Mohammad (not sure about him)

 

[chinaman00]

I am not sure if the brain of Pakistani ex players progressively declines or whether it was never there to begin with. The frequency with which Pakistani ex players make absurd statements is incredibly disturbing to say the least.

 

[Snowflake]

There isn't enough going on in cricket to warrant 24/7 analysis like in league football or other sports. So these analysts need to come up with some extreme takes to try and remain relevant and get clicks.

Good point. Noticed that too

 

[Bhaijaan]

Needs to take some wickets today

 

[Rana]

Saya corporation front man being made to look like an absolute fool with this comment

 

[KingKhanWC]

GUYS RASHID LATIF IS TALKING ABOUT IMPACT NOT CALIBRE

What impact hes won nothing. Afghanistan's biggest achievements and impact in cricket arose before Rashid knew what spin was.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

This guy always there in the media , such a rotten tomato... he has his sources placed inside PCB to leak inside info...

He tweeted a day ago a list of new players that are under consideration for NZL tour with Shadab kHan prbably as the captain to circulate it to the media

 

[Bhaijaan]

Mediocre bowler these days and gets phainty on regular basis.

 

[Katwalindian]

How?

Wasim won an ODI World Cup. He contributed in the 1992 WC final. He has over 500 ODI wickets and over 400 Test wickets. He also has a Test double century.

Rashid is a T20 legend only.

It's a myth that he is great bowler, he is lucky to play 90 percent of his matches against minnows and when he play against big teams oddly he surprises them. Shadab khan had better 2019 world cup, 2021 t20 world cup, 2022 world cup than him.