Pakistan captain Babar Azam reveals his future course of action after shock T20 WC exit

Florida (USA),: Pakistan captain Babar Azam has outlined the future course of action after the Men in Green suffered a shocking early elimination from the ongoing T20 World Cup.

Placed in Group A, Pakistan suffered consecutive defeats against co-hosts the United States and then against bitter rival India.

They bounced back with two wins on the trot, but it wasn’t enough to turn around their dismal campaign and secure a place in the Super 8s.

After ending their campaign on a winning note against Ireland on Sunday, Babar admitted that Pakistan had good players but they failed to deliver on their promise as a team.

“We have a good group of players. We need to go home, discuss and see where we are lacking, then come back. We couldn’t finish close games, as a team we weren’t good” , Babar said during the post-match presentation.

After restricting Ireland to 106/9, Pakistan’s chase was nearly derailed when their middle order collapsed against the Irish quicks.

Babar stood at one end, acting as an anchor, while the wickets fell at the other end. Shaheen Afridi, who bowled with the ball, came in at the end and hit two maximums to seal a three-wicket victory for his team.

Babar assessed the Pakistan team as well as their performance in all aspects of the game and felt that they were not up to the mark in the batting department.

“We finished well. We took the first wickets bowling. In batting we didn’t do well, but we took it home with the tailenders. The bowling was good as the conditions suited our bowlers Fast batting, we made some mistakes, we had chances to win against USA and India. If the team needs me to open, I will, and if they have. need me to hit 3, I will do it, whatever the team situation is, I will do it,” he concluded.

Shaheen Afridi was adjudged Player of the Match for his sensational spell with the ball. The 24-year-old snagged three wickets in his spell of four overs while giving away 22 runs at a mere economy of 5.50.

His powerplay pass shook Ireland and laid the foundation for a runaway run for Pakistan.

“Wicket was supporting the new ball. We just tried to hit our good areas and hit early. Our plans were successful. My idea was to play fuller and we were trying to hit our areas. We didn’t play well in cricket, what our country demands,” he said during the post-match presentation.

Shaheen came on at the end as Pakistan had put their chances of victory in jeopardy. He sent the ball into the stands twice to save Pakistan from another humiliation.

“There are few areas where we need to improve quickly, and the Champions Trophy is coming. We need to improve and we will need to grow as a team. The crowd – they always come and support us. Thanks to everyone for It’s tough times, but they always come to support us. That’s what we need as a team. I’m coming in late in the innings, I’m still trying to score sixes.

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