Pakistan Former Wicket keeper praised Indian Cricketers

Mumbai June 14: Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has been praised the Indian Cricketers here on Tuesday.

The 48-year-old described Sehwag as a great batsman and highlighted the fact he had scored two triple centuries in Test cricket.

"I wanted to warn Sehwag a lesson after his comments on Pakistan. We should respect each other. Sehwag was a great player who has scored two triple centuries. But he must understand he should not disrespect a country. I am not talking only about Pakistan but he should not disrespect teams like Sri Lanka or Bangladesh," Latif said.

Latif also congratulated India for making it to the semi-final of the Champions Trophy and termed captain Virat Kohli as the world's best batsman.

"I would like to congratulate India. They have a good chance of making it into the finals. Virat Kohli is the best batsman in the world. Kumble (Indian head coach) has played against me. He is a very honest person. Also, the others who have played against me or I have heard about them, like- Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Ajay Jadeja, Azharuddin, Srinath, Srikkanth, I would like to congratulate them all," he said.