New Zealand vs Pakistan: Matthew Hayden, the mentor (guiding) of the Pakistan cricket team, has supported Babar Azam, who is running in a bad rhythm in T20, and expressed hope that he will be in the knockout stage (NZ vs PAK) of the current World Cup. Will do ‘something special’. Babar, who is ranked fourth in the list of highest run-scorers in this format since the last T20 World Cup, has completely failed with the bat in the current tournament. His innings of 25 runs in 33 balls against Bangladesh in this T20 World Cup has been his best innings in the last five matches.

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Matthew Hayden said in a press conference on the eve of the semi-final match (PAK vs NZ) against New Zealand on Wednesday, “If you have not seen a great game so far, then there is no need to be surprised because the best players can be played for a long time. Cannot be kept silent.”

You can’t consistently score hundreds, half-centuries and a strike rate of more than 140

He said, “There is no doubt that Babur is going through a bad phase. You can’t consistently score hundreds, half-centuries and a strike rate of more than 140.”

The former Australian opener said, “Everyone has to face difficult times. And we know that the weather is quite calm before the storm. I would like to tell the world that you are going to see a special innings from Babar’s side.

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After losing to India and Zimbabwe, the team was on the verge of being out of the World Cup but the Netherlands managed to reach the semi-finals with a surprise win over South Africa.

Hayden said, “It’s been a very ups and downs

Matthew Hayden said, “It’s been a very ups and downs. In the last World Cup, we were undefeated till the semi-finals. Australia had defeated us in the semi-finals. I am sure that with our best game, we will prove to be a big threat to the rival team.

He said, “The way the middle order started contributing to the team is fantastic. All our four fast bowlers are top class.

When asked about the opponent of the semi-finals, Matthew Hayden said that the team of New Zealand will prove to be dangerous for Pakistan.

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He said, “I think there are some aggressive players in New Zealand who can create pressure with their bat. They also have an excellent and balanced bowling attack. There is a good mix of experience in the team.”

Matthew Hayden said I also played against Tim Southee, which shows that there is no dearth of experience in the team

This 51-year-old former veteran (Matthew Hayden) said, “I also played against Tim Southee, which shows that there is no dearth of experience in the team. Lockie Ferguson has great pace, he has a lot of experience in T20 cricket.”

He said, “New Zealand have always performed well above their level in sports. There is no doubt that they will be dangerous for our team.”