3 min learnFeb 19, 2026 12:14 AM IST
Gamers can’t take issues to coronary heart as everyone seems to be making an attempt to win matches for Pakistan, stated all-rounder Shadab Khan after Babar Azam was not despatched in to bat towards Namibia and Shaheen Shah Afridi was dropped from the taking part in XI.
Pakistan, who had suffered a crushing loss to India, certified for the T20 World Cup Tremendous Eights with an enormous 102-run victory over Namibia right here on Wednesday.
“As an expert, you’ll be able to’t take this stuff to coronary heart. The workforce’s surroundings and messages are very clear, so it’s not an issue for any participant. Everyone seems to be making an attempt to assist the workforce win,” Shadab informed reporters after the match.
“The Tremendous Eights can be powerful. There can be stress video games. On the finish of the day, you’ll be able to solely management sure issues, so it’s best to concentrate on controlling these.” Prodded additional on why Babar wasn’t despatched in to bat and if there was any problem with Pakistan’s choice calls, Shadab stated it wasn’t the case of experimentation.
“Do you actually suppose Pakistan experiments that a lot? I don’t suppose so. Our messages are very clear. In the event you’re speaking about Babar not being referred to as to bat, he is aware of precisely when his position comes into play,” he stated.
“The messages are clear for each participant. The workforce adjustments based on circumstances, and that’s what is going on,” Shadab added.
Shadab stated he didn’t have any dialog with Wasim Akram earlier than the sport after he bowled just one costly over towards India.
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“No, I didn’t actually speak to Wasim about something. As for criticism, you’ll be able to’t management it. Everybody has their very own opinions. I feel since I got here again, there was only one over the place issues didn’t go properly, and due to that, I confronted numerous criticism,” he stated.
“However I don’t must justify that. I concentrate on what I can management. A foul day or a nasty over can occur. It’s T20 cricket — you may give runs, or you’ll be able to take wickets. I don’t suppose an excessive amount of about it.” “Our former cricketers have their very own opinions, they usually’ve executed nice issues for Pakistan. However on the finish of the day, even within the World Cup, we as a workforce have achieved outcomes, like defeating India in 2021. Criticism is a part of cricket’s historical past,” Shadab added.
Namibia’s Craig Williams stated the heavy defeat after they have been shot out for 97 was disappointing and never a mirrored image of their preparations within the lead-up to the event.
“It’s clearly disappointing as a result of we’ve put in numerous arduous work and numerous prep and we’ve really had an excellent three months,” he stated.
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“We’ll have to return and look intently at the place it went incorrect. We knew that the pitch would sluggish up a bit bit within the second innings and it will take a bit little bit of a flip.” “Our guys didn’t actually select the correct choices and we simply misplaced wickets once more identical to now we have executed all through the entire event in crucial occasions, so extraordinarily dissatisfied,” Williams added.