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Very disappointed but I am keen to lead in rebuilding phase: Babar Azam | Cricket News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: With an embarrassing 93-run defeat against England, Pakistan wrapped up their disappointing 2023 World Cup campaign in Kolkata on Saturday.
Suffering five defeats in their nine group games, Babar Azam and co. finished the tournament at 5th place in the standings.
Not hiding his disappointment after another crushing defeat, skipper Babar admitted that the team made mistakes in every department throughout the tournament.
However, the 29-year-old hinted that he would like to lead the national team during its rebuilding phase in white-ball cricket.
“We will sit together and take stock. We’ll take positives from this and discuss mistakes. I’m keen to lead the rebuild,” Babar said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Pakistan couldn’t qualify for the semi-finals of the 50-over World Cup for the third consecutive time.
“Yes, very disappointed with the performance. If we had won the South Africa match, it could have been a different story. But yes, have made mistakes in bowling, batting and fielding,” Babar summed up his team’s campaign where they lost five out of nine games.
Babar admitted that his spinners — Mohammed Nawaz and Shadab Khan — not taking wickets in middle overs became crucial.
Suffering five defeats in their nine group games, Babar Azam and co. finished the tournament at 5th place in the standings.
Not hiding his disappointment after another crushing defeat, skipper Babar admitted that the team made mistakes in every department throughout the tournament.
However, the 29-year-old hinted that he would like to lead the national team during its rebuilding phase in white-ball cricket.
“We will sit together and take stock. We’ll take positives from this and discuss mistakes. I’m keen to lead the rebuild,” Babar said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Pakistan couldn’t qualify for the semi-finals of the 50-over World Cup for the third consecutive time.
“Yes, very disappointed with the performance. If we had won the South Africa match, it could have been a different story. But yes, have made mistakes in bowling, batting and fielding,” Babar summed up his team’s campaign where they lost five out of nine games.
Babar admitted that his spinners — Mohammed Nawaz and Shadab Khan — not taking wickets in middle overs became crucial.
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“We conceded a few too many runs. We bowled a few loose deliveries towards the end. And our spinners’ aren’t taking wickets, which doesn’t help. That has a big effect because you need to take wickets in the middle overs.”
(With inputs from PTI)
