ICC ODI World Cup 2023: Rameez Raja lashed out at Babar Azam’s team. After the defeat against New Zealand in the practice match of Cricket World Cup 2023, former President of Pakistan Cricket Board Ramiz Raja highly criticized the Pakistan cricket team.
Azam Led The Team And Scored A Century Of Mohammad Rizwan:-
The Babar Azam-led team scored 345 runs with the help of Mohammad Rizwan’s century and the captain’s 80 runs. But, it was not enough as New Zealand achieved it with 6.2 overs remaining.
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Raja said that Pakistan is getting used to losing and pointed out that if the bowlers fail to perform on the big stage, the team will have to score more than 400 runs.
I know It Was Just A Practice Match:-
He told reporters, “I know it was just a practice match, but defeat is defeat and losing becomes a habit. But I think Pakistan has now got used to losing.
First, they lost in the Asia Cup, and now here. Pakistan scored 345 runs and it was an excellent run-chase. If these are the pitches – and you will get such pitches in India – then you will have to score 400 runs if your bowling continues to be bad like this.
We Play Defensively For The First 10-15 Overs:-
You have to change your strategy, and take risks. We play defensively for the first 10-15 overs and then change gears.”
Thanks to important innings from Rachin Ravindra and the returning Kane Williamson, New Zealand defeated Pakistan by five wickets while chasing the target of 345 runs in the World Cup warm-up match on Friday.
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Chasing 346 runs to win, New Zealand lost early wickets, after which Ravindra (97) and Williamson (54) added 137 runs to take their team to the target and they achieved the target with 6.2 overs remaining in Hyderabad.
