Pakistan Coach on PAK vs CAN T20 WC 2024 Match: Ahead of their crucial clash against Canada in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahmood revealed that ill-timed shot selection cost them the match against India. In their third group stage encounter, Pakistan is set to face Canada in a crucial match at the Nassau International Cricket Stadium in New York on Tuesday. “After 12 overs our score was 72 for 2. We needed 48 runs from 48 balls. We had eight wickets in hand. I can’t tell you anything about decision making or shot selection. I think it was Shot selection and shots were played at wrong times.
I am not saying that the shot was not right,” Mahmood (Azhar Mahmood on IND vs PAK T20 WC 2024) said in the press conference before the match. The coach further said that the shots were taken at the wrong time against the wrong bowlers. ” The shot was at the right time, but not at the right time and the selection of bowlers was not right. I won’t mention names here, but you know, it’s like that. You have to play according to the situation in front of you. Because if the average of six runs goes to 10 runs or 18 runs, that was our concern – like before,” said the former all-rounder. Talking about Canada, the former right-arm fast bowler said that they have There are players who can score runs, so we cannot take them lightly.
“We haven’t decided the team yet. As far as Canada is concerned, if you look at the first match, they scored 194 runs against USA. They have players who can score runs. So, we don’t take anything lightly. We can’t do anything now, we have to win the match under any circumstances,” the coach said. Mahmood concluded by saying that fear of failure is part of the game, but all 15 players cannot have this fear. “Fear of failure is part of the game. That’s obvious.
The expectations are very high and then you have to perform. Therefore, it is possible that one or two players have a fear of failure, but still, it is not possible that all 15 players have this fear. There’s nothing like that,” With two losses at the start of their campaign, the Asian powerhouse will need to beat Canada and then Ireland, also turning around their -0.150 net run rate in the process, and hope that the USA continues their Men in Green should beat Canada and Ireland by big margins if India wins their next two matches against USA and Canada. If yes, then Pakistan will qualify.
Pakistan team: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Sam Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.