Asian teams cannot be ignored in T20 World Cup, Ramiz Raja (Photo: Twitter)
Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja declared the current national T20 team as “eligible” to win the World Cup.
In a special conversation with Express News, Chairman PCB Ramiz Raja said that Asian teams cannot be ignored in the T20 World Cup, our strength is spinners, the team’s combination is very strong. Our team is winning, but when these two matches are lost together, it should be controlled.
He said that compared to the bilateral series, there is a little relief in the World Cup, after a tough match, a little easier team is found, I think Pakistan is eligible to win the World Cup.
On the question of the four semi-finalist teams of the ICCT20 World Cup, the reply of the PCB Chairman was that the teams of the Western bloc have been more successful on these pitches, almost all the big teams are coming to Pakistan, India should also come here and play in the Asia Cup. , the aim of the Asian Cricket Council was also for the Asian bloc to play against each other, so I think everyone should play a role here.
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On the question of feeling extra pressure when the opening match was against India in the World Cup, the board chief clarified that pressure happens in every match. Pakistan team was not given much importance in the last World Cup, but we won five matches. , we have to give credit to this team, this team does not disappoint. Their success is very high. When the winning graph is seventy five percent, it means you are making less mistakes. Consistency in performance every day is not easy, it is a It’s a tough game.
Ramiz Raja said that there are flaws in every team, New Zealand and Australia do not have quality spinners, this is also criticized. Every team has some high points and some low points, if the team as a whole is giving you good results then it should be owned.
On the question of captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan’s opening partnership, Ramiz Raja took the stand that he is surprised that people give a chance to another pair instead of Babar and Rizwan, it is very difficult to form an opening pair. In the past, more than ten pairs were tried and people used to say that the Pakistan team did not have a pair of openers. Now that we have a great pair of openers, people talk about what holds them together. We have an excellent wicket keeper, opening pair, fast bowlers in the team right now.
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He said that even in the absence of Shaheen Shah Afridi, our pacers did not miss him. These are our good points. Yes, it is true that the middle order is not performing as we want, but still. They tend to perform better.
Chairman PCB’s statement regarding Shaheen Shah
Shaheen Shah Afridi is ready and excited for the ICCT20 World Cup, we spoke to Shaheen and he is very confident that his comeback will be as great as before, he is saying that I am not as fit as I feel now. I am A knee injury is different from a normal injury, it needs a lot of care, Shaheen has planned the whole way, he will come to Australia to practice and also play two practice matches, this will give us all an idea of his fitness and rhythm. will be done. Like Shaheen, we are fully prepared.
Rameez Raja’s reaction to the Junior League
This junior league is also a part of it. We try to ensure that whatever talent comes through a process to reach the national team. In the junior league, young children are developing, at this age they dream and their happiness is something. Not the price. A ten-year-old child can now make cricket his livelihood, we are introducing here the ideas of basketball in America, baseball and football in other countries to reach the heights. People say we play old style T20, disagree, you see our results, they are very good.
The head of the cricket board expressed the desire that Pakistan aspires to be number one in all formats, they are fixing cricket at the junior level, playing cricket at the school level, investing in new batches, all those facilities including foreign power hitter coaches. is giving, with which even a ten-year-old child will be able to become a successful cricketer permanently.
