Babar Azam sent a strong message to his team as they begin a cycle of important games culminating in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.
Pakistan take on Afghanistan in a three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka from 22 August with the Asia Cup following soon after. As the team fine-tunes their preparations ahead of the World Cup in India, Babar feels Pakistan has a strong momentum going their way after the Test series win in Sri Lanka.
"We enter this series with good momentum following our Test series win here and we are eager to build on it," Babar told PCB Digital ahead of the Afghanistan series.
Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2021 and dismissed Mehidy Hasan Miraz lbw. His second Test wicket came only a couple of months later when he bowled Alex Carey seven runs short of a century in Karachi.
While his spells in international cricket have been kept to a minimum, he has a pretty decent record as a part-timer in domestic and franchise cricket. His List A stats are 12 wickets at an economy rate of 5.26, and he can boast seven first-class wickets from 27 overs.
“It is great to be together as one unit again as we enjoy each other’s company a lot,” Babar told PCB Digital on the eve of the first ODI against Afghanistan. “We have a few new faces in the side and I wish them good luck for the challenges ahead. Most of the boys have been playing cricket in different leagues, but when you don the Pakistan star, it is a different feeling altogether. We enter this series with good momentum following our Test series win here and we are eager to build on it. As a captain, I am very excited for the cricket ahead.”
World Cup, bringing the trophy back home.” “This team under our great captain is performing really well. He has a talented team, and they are all performing in their respective roles. We have world-class batters and bowlers on the side. We have a good combination and I don’t find any reason why we should not win this trophy,” he said.
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