Former captain of Pakistan cricket team and the current coach of Afghanistan Rashid Latif has persuaded the blossoming cricketing nation to build up more sporting infrastructure so that players can perk up more swiftly by playing at home. He was talking to an international news agency on Monday.

“It is important that Afghan players play more on their home grounds,” said Latif, who took over as the coach of Afghanistan in November 2010.

The situation in the country is improving: Rashid Latif

“The situation in the country is improving, so it is imperative that Afghanistan has grounds where the players play regularly and not in gaps,” he added.

42-year-old Latif was part of the visiting squad which has been recently white washed by Pakistan ‘A’ by 3-0. Afghanistan was the first team who toured Pakistan after the attacks on Sri Lankan team in March 2009.

The hosts won the opening game by 5 wickets, the second by 150 runs and the last by 4 wickets.

We did not perform to our potential: Rashid Latif

Latif is despondent on the return of his side with blank hands, he said:

“We did not perform to our potential. We were capable of doing better than this, but the main reason of this is that we are not playing regularly.”

The next assignment of Latif’s side is the ICC Inter-Continental Cup, scheduled in month.