Sohail Tanvir: “To be brutally honest, Pakistan’s exit after the group stage was always on the cards”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir has admitted that he didn’t think the national team had what it took to qualify for the semi-finals right from the start of the World Cup.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “No, this is not the case”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed doesn’t think India deliberately lost to England in the World Cup.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “There are no secrets that [we have] to score 500, 550 and then win by a 316-run margin”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has admitted that his side will need to score a record-breaking 500 or 550 against Bangladesh at Lord’s on Friday in order to have any chance of qualifying for the World Cup semi-finals.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Only if lightning strikes Bangladesh [or] they get all out for 10 runs, then only we have a chance”
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Former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf believes that the national team will only advance to the World Cup semi-finals if the Bangladesh team gets struck by lightning or gets bowled out for 10 runs.
Wahab Riaz: “If we suffer an exit from the World Cup, it won’t be justified. We don’t have to look what other teams are doing, we have to see what we are doing”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz has admitted that the national team will have to reflect a lot on what went wrong if they fail to make it to the World Cup semi-finals.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “Pakistan can do anything”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said that his side “can do anything” when former England captain Nasser Hussain asked him if the men in green believe they can qualify for the World Cup semi-finals.
Ramiz Raja: “No matter how brilliant a side is with the bat and ball, if you are not a good fielding side, then you cannot win the World Cup”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja firmly believes that the national team have to improve their fielding if they want to win their last three World Cup group stage games.
Shadab Khan: “We need to win our remaining three matches to harbour any hopes of reaching the semi-finals, but the confidence is there so we will be taking it match by match”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan admitted that he and his teammates are confident they can reach the semi-finals at the World Cup.
Salman Butt: “I hope they will bounce back and fight for a place in the semis”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt is optimistic that the national team can qualify for the semi-finals at the World Cup.
Shahid Afridi doesn’t think Pakistan will qualify for the semi-finals
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi doesn’t see the national team qualifying for the semi-finals at the World Cup.
