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No matter occurs it is going to be a disappointing conclusion to Pakistan’s first internet hosting of a significant worldwide cricket competitors in three many years.
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Pakistan’s hurting gamers can be motivated by delight of their lifeless rubber towards Bangladesh on Thursday, head coach Aaqib Javed stated, after the hosts had been dumped out of the Champions Trophy within the group stage.
The defending champions’ hopes of reaching the semi-finals had been ended after defeats to New Zealand and India, leaving their last Group A sport in Rawalpindi inconsequential.
Rain washed out the Australia-South Africa Group B match on Tuesday and extra is predicted on Thursday, leaving Pakistan in peril of ending fourth and final on internet run-rate.
No matter occurs it is going to be a disappointing conclusion to Pakistan’s first internet hosting of a significant worldwide cricket competitors in three many years.
“There are not any excuses, there shouldn’t be any in life, however I can guarantee you that the gamers are extra harm than the followers and need to go away a mark within the final sport,” stated Aaqib on Wednesday.
“The gamers should not glad, nobody is glad after dropping, however everybody tries onerous to win and by doing so we now have not too long ago received a sequence in Australia and South Africa.”
Pakistan beat Australia 2-1 in November — their first ODI sequence win there for 22 years — earlier than whitewashing South Africa 3-0 within the build-up to the Champions Trophy.
“That is the Champions Trophy, the place the eight greatest groups are enjoying, so after two defeats we now have to start out from zero,” stated Aaqib.
“Each sport is performed for delight so we need to go away a mark on Thursday,” stated Aaqib.
Their Champions Trophy flop left former Pakistan gamers and followers indignant over the continual failure of the staff, having additionally crashed out of the 2023 World Cup and Twenty20 World Cup final yr each within the first spherical.
Aaqib admitted dropping to arch-rivals India left followers emotional.
“Persons are extra concerned in an India-Pakistan match and they don’t settle for a defeat towards India and that defeat in Dubai has left them extra dejected,” stated Aaqib.
Pakistan had been under par towards a formidable India in Dubai on Sunday, dropping by six wickets.
“We managed simply 241 in batting and when dealing with a powerful batting line-up you assault as a way to get wickets and within the course of you bowl on each side,” stated Aaqib.
A quick bowler himself, who performed 22 Exams and 163 ODIs for Pakistan, Aaqib backed his struggling tempo trio.
“Individuals blamed two, three gamers, which isn’t right,” stated Aaqib. “When you assess Shaheen (Afridi), Naseem (Shah) and Haris (Rauf), they’re nonetheless the very best bowlers on the planet.”
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)