Babar Azam: “We do not know if they lost on purpose or not. Only God knows that”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam doesn’t seem to think that India lost to England on purpose in their World Cup clash.
Babar Azam: “There [were] no groups in the team”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has denied that he or anyone else was part of a group against captain Sarfraz Ahmed during the World Cup.
Babar Azam: “This loss followed the team till our last group match and it was unfortunate that we [are] out of the last four on the basis of run rate despite being equal with New Zealand [on] 11 points”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam believes that the national team’s loss to the West Indies in their World Cup opener was the reason why they failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
Shahid Afridi: “Our fielding was pathetic throughout the World Cup, while the bowling and batting was sometimes average and sometimes below average”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi firmly believes that the national team’s “fielding was pathetic throughout the World Cup”.
Shahid Afridi: “Had the rain not washed out play, Pakistan could have qualified for the World Cup semi-finals”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes that the national team didn’t reach the World Cup semi-finals since their match against Sri Lanka was washed out.
Shahid Afridi: “Pakistan faced their worst defeat in the very first match of the World Cup at the hands [the] West Indies, which dented the team’s chances in the World Cup”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi believes that the national team’s loss to the West Indies in their World Cup opener “dented” their chances of doing well at the tournament.
Imam-ul-Haq: “Perhaps we could have qualified had I started to perform earlier”
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Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq has admitted that he didn’t live up to expectations at the World Cup.
Imam-ul-Haq: “such talk has taught me a lot and made me strong mentally. It does hurt, but I try to take it positively”
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Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq has lashed out at his critics and the media for constantly saying that he is only in the national team since his uncle, Inzamam-ul-Haq, is the chief selector.
Pakistan are believed to have received PKR 20 million for their performance at the World Cup
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Pakistan earned a big payday from the World Cup even though they fell agonisingly short of qualifying for the semi-finals.
Mickey Arthur’s contract as Pakistan’s head coach is likely to be extended by a year
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Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur’s contract is likely to be extended by a year, according to reports.
