Fawad Alam: “I think our team combination was not right to begin with and we were also reluctant to drop players who were not performing”

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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam has attributed the national team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals to the fact that they didn’t pick the right players in their first few games.

Alam noted that even though certain players were not living up to expectations, Pakistan were hesitant to drop them.

Pakistan defeated England, South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan and Bangladesh at the World Cup, but it still wasn’t enough to get them into the semi-finals as New Zealand edged them out for the final spot since they had a superior net run rate.

“I think our team combination was not right to begin with and we were also reluctant to drop players who were not performing,” he told cricketpakistan.com.pk. “As soon as our combination was right, we started winning and the entire team’s body language and mentality changed.

“If we are willing to learn from the mistakes made during the tournament, I’m sure we can improve our performances in the future.”

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