'We had to be very mindful of not overdoing it and yes add up the pressure, use the big boundaries, try to use things to our advantage. That is what we were doing. So, in that we created pressure and everybody got wickets.'
Coming off an embarrassing loss to co-hosts USA, Pakistan head coach Gary Kirsten said Babar Azam's side won't require any extra motivation while facing arch-rivals India in the T20 World Cup in New York on Sunday.
Former Pakistan players tore into captain Babar Azam and other players for their poor performance in World Cup 2023.
Pakistan needs to win all its matches and expect Australia to falter in at least two of their remaining four games.
'In a World Cup, if you are not good even in one department, you lose. We started well while bowling, but we couldn't take wickets.'
Rohit Sharma, while facing left-arm throwdown specialist Nuwan Seneviratne, got hit on his left thumb by a delivery that lifted from the back of a good length area.
The mutual respect shone through as they exchanged greetings and shared a warm hug on the field.
Captain Babar Azam was delighted after hitting an unbeaten century as Pakistan notched up back-to-back wins over New Zealand with a 38-run victory over the tourists in the second Twenty20 International in Lahore on Saturday.
Daryl Mitchell and Kane Williamson hit fifties as New Zealand thrashed Pakistan by 46 runs in the first T20 International.
None of New Zealand's batters were able to build on their starts
India and Pakistan will play at least two games in the Asia Cup, and possibly a third if they feature in the final.
Former skipper Michael Vaughan feels England "missed the trick" by recalling its cricketers from the IPL to play a T20 series against Pakistan, saying it had denied them experiencing pressure-cooker situations of the playoffs, which could have helped them prepare better for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Americas.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf on Friday gave a pep talk to the Pakistan cricket team ahead of its much-anticipated World Cup match against arch-rivals India in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Jasprit Bumrah was magnificent in India's six-run victory over Pakistan with figures of 3/14.
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Babar Azam became the first batsman to twice score three consecutive centuries
Pakistan slipped two places to No. 3 with 115 points in ICC's mid-week update.
Despite missing the Ireland series, Suryakumar Yadav remains on the top spot in the T20I rankings for batters.
Even while bringing the curtains down on his T20I stint, Jadeja was in the shadows of the icons.
'Pakistan will return home this week. India too will go back home after playing the semi-final as they too aren't that good.'
Set 183 for victory, Andrew Balbirnie produced a stunning knock to take Ireland over the line with five wickets and a ball to spare in front of a sell-out crowd.
Wickets fell at a steady rate thereafter, with Jayasuriya striking three times, claiming the wickets of Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed to leave Pakistan struggling at 101 for five.
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Pakistan, co-hosts of the Asia Cup, will take on Nepal in the tournament opener in Multan on Wednesday and will be in high spirits after their whitewash of Afghanistan.
Pakistan are traditionally good against spinners but Babar Azam and Co. would take the likes of promising Dunith Wellalage and company lightly at their peril.
Pakistan's experienced wicketkeeper-batter Sarfaraz Ahmed laid out the team's plans to ruin Australia's star batter David Warner's farewell Test series.
The two teams last played each other in the 2019 World Cup.
'I would put my money on him at least for a little while to hold to all three but there are some good quality players around who will keep pushing him.'
On-field umpires Masudur Rahman and Ruchira Pilliyaguruge, third umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri and fourth umpire Gazi Sohel levelled the charges.
Losing back-to-back wickets put us under pressure, says Pakistan skipper after loss to Zimbabwe
Pakistan expected to give all in must-win World Cup clash against Bangladesh
Javed Miandad feels Sarfaraz Ahmed was better suited to lead the Test team in Australia
Subject to visa, the team will now leave for Hyderabad from Lahore in the wee hours of September 27 and reach Hyderabad via Dubai in the night.
'With Agha (Salman), Shadab (Khan) and (Mohammad) Nawaz, we have enough power-hitting to improvise. It's just a matter of giving them confidence.'
Zaka Ashraf back in Pakistan, discussing 'incidents' in India with senior board officials
'It's about coming together, practising the right way and most importantly, believing in the same belief that they had at the start of the tournament and not change things midway.'
'Credit goes to the team for having a lot of self-belief in themselves and coming back strongly after batting poorly in the first innings.'
The 22-year-old has already missed the first two games against Australia and Afghanistan but there is a high chance of him making it to the playing XI for the marquee clash against the arch-rivals.
Pakistan were stunned by the co-hosts USA in a thrilling nail-biting clash, settled in the Super Over.
Latif said India have superior spinners and based on current form, Rohit Sharma's men are favourites for a win on Sunday.
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