By Admin 
Former Pakistan legend Basit Ali had a special conversation with ABP Live about Shubman Gill captaining India in ODIs, India’s defeat against Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the Emerging Asia Cup, the news of Hardik Pandya not playing in the ODI series against South Africa and the second Test between India and South Africa being played in Guwahati. Here you can read the full interview of Basit Ali.
‘Indian Management should get Nobel Prize’
India lost in the Super Over against Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the Emerging Asia Cup. Explosive batsmen like Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Priyansh Arya were not sent in the Super Over. In such a situation, when asked about India’s defeat, Basit Ali said, “According to me, the Indian management should get the Nobel Prize. Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Priyansh were not made to open, even though both were the biggest hitters. This was the biggest reason for India’s defeat. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was the batsman who hit the most sixes in the tournament. The management and captain Jitesh Sharma made a big mistake and that is why India could not qualify for the finals.”
Now Indian players are shaking hands – Basil Ali
On Indian players not shaking hands with Pakistani players in the 2025 Asia Cup and 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup, Basit Ali said, “There is no rule of shaking hands in cricket. But the Indian players who were talking about boycotting and not playing Pakistan in the franchise league, are now shaking hands with Pakistani players.” Here Basit Ali was referring to Harbhajan Singh shaking hands with Shahnawaz Dahani during the Abu Dhabi T10 League.
He further said, “Even though hands were not shaken in the Asia Cup, hands will be joined in future. It will take some time, but hands will be joined once again. Because India and Pakistan are two countries which cannot live without each other.”
Shubman Gill was made captain in a hurry, Gambhir did not want Rohit to be captain – Basit Ali
On Shubman Gill being made the captain by taking over the ODI captaincy from Rohit Sharma, Basit Ali said, “Shubman Gill was made the captain in a hurry and this decision was taken on choice or not. Rohit Sharma should have been allowed to remain the captain on the Australia tour. According to me, what was wrong with Rohit. Rohit is a big player, and he has won matches all over the world with his captaincy and batting. Rohit has given the proof of his batting with a century in the last match. I think Gautam Gambhir did not want Rohit to be the captain. “Became.”
Jaiswal should play like Travis Head- Basit Ali
You lost 3 test matches to New Zealand on spin tracks. Same thing happens in Pakistan that whenever Bangladesh comes, seaming wickets are made. According to me, the pitch in the Test should be such that the Test gets completed in 4 days. Regarding the Kolkata pitch, he said, “Earlier such pitches were not made in India. Earlier such pitches were made in India that there was a ball break on the fourth and fifth day, but now the ball is broken from the first day. This shows that Gautam Gambhir is in a hurry to play the World Test Championship final.”
Regarding the Guwahati Test, Basit Ali said, “Such pitches are not easy in the fourth innings. The toss is very important in this. The same thing happened in the first Test also. Today India has dropped 6 wickets of South Africa, but tomorrow India will have to dismiss South Africa before lunch. Then Yashasvi Jaiswal will have to bat like Travis Head. Right now the match is under India’s control. India will win this match and level the series.”
If India loses, Gautam Gambhir will not remain the coach in Test – Basit Ali
In this interview, the former Pakistani legend also said that if India loses the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati, then Gautam Gambhir will no longer be a coach in Test cricket. The way things are going on, it is clear that Gautam will no longer be the coach of red ball cricket if he loses the Guwahati Test.