Mohammad Kaif and Mohammad Amir (Image Agency) Former India batsman Mohammad Kaif gave a sharp reply to ex-Pakistan quick Mohammad Amir after the latter continued to question India’s campaign in the ongoing T20 World Cup.Amir had initially predicted that India would run into the West Indies and miss out on a semi-final spot. When that prediction failed to materialise, he changed his stance, backing England to stop India’s attack and claiming that Suryakumar Yadav’s team would not reach the final. He also referred to struggling opener Abhishek Sharma as a “batter”, a remark that drew criticism from Indian supporters.Taking to his YouTube channel, Kaif accused Amir of making inflammatory comments purely to generate publicity and insisted that India need not praise such remarks with a response.“Really Amir didn’t know that India would make it to the semi-finals? He also knew that the defending champions would make it there. But because it becomes news, they do all these things. We mustn’t give importance to them. There is no need for us to come down to their level and answer,” he said.The former Indian cricketer then targeted Amir by referring to Pakistan’s surprise defeat to the USA in the 2024 FIFA T20 World Cup. He questioned the pacer’s performance in the deciding Super Over and suggested that Amir was in no position to criticize others.“The loss they faced against USA in 2024 was due to the same bowler. There was only one boundary in that over but too many wides. His ball didn’t even hit the stumps. Whoever got scared against that USA team and his team lost the match, then I don’t need to say more,” he remarked.Kaif continued by urging India to ignore the outside noise, arguing that meeting Amir would only amplify his remarks and give him the attention he seeks.“Why are we targeting him? A country that is so far behind in the sport, they have no players, no solid captain or solid bowler, nothing. Leave them alone. We don’t have to talk about everything they are talking about. They can’t get to our level. They have different problems. If we focus on their comments, it’s like we’re giving them importance and that’s what they want anyway,” he added.
