Shoaib Akhtar: “Babar should learn to take singles like Virat, learn to improvise like him”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes that batsman Babar Azam needs to learn to play like India captain Virat Kohli.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “I yawned, I didn’t commit a sin”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed doesn’t see what the big deal is after he was criticised for yawning during his side’s World Cup match against India last Sunday.
Jasprit Bumrah was named Man of the Match for his figures of 2-39 off 10 overs
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Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami combined to take six wickets, with the latter also taking a hat-trick, as India beat Afghanistan by 11 runs in a thrilling affair in Southampton.
Salman Butt: “I had suggested prior to the much-hyped match against India that Pakistan should have batted first in either case”
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Former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt believes that captain Sarfraz Ahmed’s decision to bowl first was the major mistake the men in green made in their World Cup clash against India.
Shahid Afridi: “It is my hope that Babar Azam will becomes a bigger player like Virat Kohli”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes that batsman Babar Azam will become as big of a player as India captain Virat Kohli.
Wahab Riaz: “In my view, nobody is more disappointed that us as a team that we couldn’t give our fans some happiness”
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Left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz has admitted that no one is more disappointed with the World Cup loss to India than the Pakistan players themselves.
Virender Sehwag: “From all the people at the ground including Wasim Akram, Ramiz Raja, Sachin Tendulkar etc, every person said that whichever captain wins the toss will choose to field, except for one person and that person was Sachin Tendulkar”
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Former India opener Virender Sehwag has revealed that iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar was the only person who thought Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed had made a mistake when he opted to bowl first in his side’s World Cup clash against India last Sunday.
Mohammad Hafeez: “The captain and team management took the best decision they could and we as a team did not perform well”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez firmly believes it was the right decision to bowl first in their World Cup clash against India last Sunday.
Shoaib Akhtar: “What saddens me is when you don’t use your captaincy, cleverness, smartness and brain”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has once again criticised captain Sarfraz Ahmed for choosing to bowl first in his side’s World Cup clash against India last Sunday.
Shikhar Dhawan: “I feel emotional to announce that I will no longer be a part of World Cup. Unfortunately, the thumb won’t recover [in] time”
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India opener Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out for the remainder of the World Cup after he suffered a hairline fracture to his left thumb.
