‘Begaani shaadi mey abdullah deewana’: Rashid Latif asks former England cricketers to stop whinging about Champions Trophy schedule | Cricket News

Former Pakan captain Rashid Latif has launched a scathing attack on former England cricketers Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton, and David Lloyd for their claims that India has an ‘undeniable advantage’ and that the ICC Champions Trophy schedule is ‘rigged’ to favor the Rohit Sharma-led team, which played all its matches in Dubai.
India did not travel to host country Pakan for security reasons and played all its group games, the semifinal, and now the final, in Dubai. 1 Pakan and the ICC deemed it best not to split India’s games across other venues in the UAE for financial reasons.  
“If we (Pakan) are talking about India having an advantage, you get it. But why are former England cricketers whinging about it now? Begaani shaadi mein abdullah deewana (They are trying to be overly involved in someone else’s affairs),’ Rashid Latif said on the show ‘Caught Behind.’
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Latif then explained the scheduling problem for the ongoing Champions Trophy.
“Yes, there was a problem with scheduling. On Saturday, March 2nd, India played New Zealand in Dubai. If India had played that match a day earlier, when England played South Africa (on March 1st) in Karachi, then the semifinal lineup would have been decided easily.
“It was a blunder from the ICC and all the stakeholders. You have one job: to check the schedule, and you missed the make. Once you agreed, and now your team is out, you are whinging.
“All the representatives of the cricket boards are to blame. You should not go to the ICC meeting to have a good time. Do your job properly.Story continues below this ad
“If India is getting all the support, but you all agreed to it, let’s say we Pakanis are making excuses because of jealousy, but the rest of the world should not moan about this issue. You all agreed to this schedule.
“They are trying to create an unnecessary controversy,” he said.