Shoaib Akhtar: “We cannot play with this mindset and this scared team. You need daring players who can play upfront”

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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has made it clear that the national team can’t afford to have a “scared mindset” when they take on Bangladesh at Lord’s on Friday.

Pakistan will need a miracle to advance to the semi-finals as they will have to beat Bangladesh by over 300 runs.

Facing a near impossible task, Akhtar urged the men in green to go into the match firing on all cylinders and play with a fearless mindset and attitude.

“We cannot play with this mindset and this scared team. You need daring players who can play upfront – [which is] what used to be the character of the Pakistani team,” he was quoted as saying by PakPassion.

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