Pakistani captain Babar Azam has considered that his troops will need to get over their World Cup semi-final overcome when they face Bangladesh in a 3-match T20I series. The 27-year-old has helped his team to keep the momentum going that they got from the just-completed T20 World Cup in the UAE.
Pakistan was in a burning form during the Super 12s, stable a 100% win record. Although, they were knocked out by extreme champions Australia in the semi-final. After their World Cup campaign, the Men in Green are expected to play a 3-match away T20I series, which will be achieved by a 2-match Test series against Bangladesh.
Earlier of their opening match, which will begin tomorrow (November 19), Babar Azam recognized unsatisfying to fall short in the World Cup. Although, the opener stated that his side has plenty confidence and faith among themselves to do well in Bangladesh. Azam said:
“The World Cup is in the past and we need to move on from it and move forward looking into the future and keeping the momentum that we’ve gathered. Certainly, it was disappointing to lose in the World Cup and the whole team got hurt.”
Azam added:
“We have discussed our mistakes and the whole team is confident and we have full faith among ourselves. I have tried not to break the momentum that we got from the World Cup and look, this is the time when we need to back our cricketers.”
Dhaka (Capital of Bangladesh), will host all 3-T20s, begin from November 19, with the next 2-fixtures on Saturday (November 20) and Monday (November 22). After 3-T20s, both Asian squads will move to Chittagong for the primary Test on November 26-30 before returning to Dhaka for the 2nd and final Test on December 4-8.
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