Traditional rivals in the World Cup India After being defeated by Pakistan K’s batsman Saud Shakeel on Wednesday lamented the absence of enthusiastic supporters of the team and said that his team World Cup 2023 I have had to pay a heavy price for the ‘extra pressure’.
Pakistan suffered a seven-wicket defeat at Ahmedabad’s 132,000-capacity stadium on Saturday, where Pakistan’s supporters were few.
Babar Azam’s team stumbled from 155 runs for the loss of two wickets in the 30th over and were bowled out for 191 runs.
Shaquille told AFP on Wednesday: ‘I think we were under extra pressure so we tried to get out of it and started playing shots.’
A few Pakistani fans were of British and American origin.
There is a strict ban on supporters coming across the border after failing to obtain a visa.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has lodged a formal complaint with the world governing body over the delay in visas, which has left many of the country’s media reporters stranded in their country.
The PCB also complained about the ‘inappropriate behavior’ of the Indian fans towards the Pakistani squad in the Ahmedabad match.
Shakeel added, ‘When you have your crowd, you get support. We did not find it and it was not in our hands.’
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Despite suffering their eighth defeat at the hands of their arch-rivals in the eighth World Cup, Pakistan are still in a good position in the tournament after victories over the Netherlands and Sri Lanka.
Middle-order batsman Shakeel scored 68 runs against Netherlands and scored 31 runs in the match against Sri Lanka. He was dismissed for just six runs against India.
Pakistan’s next big match is against five-time champions Australia in Bengaluru on Friday.
He said: ‘The mistakes we made in the last match, we have to overcome them. That match is over. If we win against Australia, our position will improve.
‘Australia have always been good at the World Cup. They are a very good team. We know ourselves and we have to play good cricket. We have started the tournament well by winning two matches. We want to focus on every match and not make the mistakes we did against India.’
On Wednesday, all Pakistani players except Mohammad Haris trained in Bengaluru.
Haris is still suffering from fever after coming from Ahmedabad which affected other players in the squad.
Star fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi and opener Abdullah Shafiq were the most affected but were in the nets at the Chinnasumi Stadium.
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2024-10-03 12:22:31
