Imran Nazir: “Cricket wise it will remain the biggest regret of my life. It will continue to hurt until my last breath”
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Pakistan batsman Imran Nazir has admitted that not leading his country to victory over India in the 2007 World T20 final “will continue to hurt until my last breath”.
Waqar Younis: “Maybe we took Sri Lanka lightly in [the] T20Is because we won [the] ODIs easily. Plus we brought some players back and they couldn’t perform”
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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has admitted that the national team underestimated Sri Lanka in their T20 series last October.
Yasir Arafat: “I feel that the decision to relieve Sarfaraz of the T20 captaincy is simply a case of finding a scapegoat for the humiliating loss to Sri Lanka in the T20 series”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat believes Sarfaraz Ahmed was made a “scapegoat” after the national team’s loss to Sri Lanka.
Asif Iqbal: “Pakistan could have been in the semi finals had they planned better in managing their run rate. Losing to the West Indies badly in the opening match didn’t help either”
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Former Pakistan captain Asif Iqbal believes that the national team’s failure to maintain a healthy net run rate and their loss to the West Indies were the two key reasons why they failed to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals.
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: “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.
Bazid Khan: “That loss to Australia ultimately cost you a spot in the World Cup semi-finals because after that loss, no matter what you did you could not recover”
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Ex-Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan believes the national team’s loss to Australia ultimately cost them a spot in the World Cup semi-finals.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “We had a tough time in London after the India match. Not only the incident with me, there were other incidents as well which we did report. This was a very tough time”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has admitted that he and some of his teammates were treated horribly after the team’s loss to India at the World Cup.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “The turning point was the loss against Australia”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has admitted that the team’s loss to Australia was the “turning point” in their World Cup campaign.
Mickey Arthur: “I think when we look back in the tournament the thing that really haunts me is the defeat against the West Indies”
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Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has admitted that the national team’s loss to the West Indies in their World Cup opener really “haunts” him.
