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| Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad RizwanPhoto: AFP |
Pakistan had a great start to the World Cup. Pakistan won by 81 runs against Netherlands and 6 wickets against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad. Babar Azam's team set a winning record by chasing the highest run in World Cup history by reaching the target of 345 runs given by the Lankans. But Pakistan suffered a big blow last Saturday in Ahmedabad after losing badly to arch-rival India. After that loss, former cricketers of the country criticized Babar-Rizwan.
However, it was not all over for Pakistan. They are at the top of the table with 4 points. However, the loss of runs by the bowlers against Sri Lanka and the incredible batting collapse against India should be a headache for Pakistan ahead of the next match.
Things are also on Mohammad Rizwan's mind. So, ahead of tomorrow's match against Australia in Bengaluru, he identified where the team needs to improve. Rizwan feels that his team's weakest point is fielding, despite bowling in one of the last two matches and batting in the other.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) posted a video on social media yesterday. In that video, Rizwan said, 'I think the most important thing is to be careful while fielding. I am going to figure out how to cover the important areas of the field when needed.
Among the three categories, Pakistan's fielding has been the most exposed weakness. Many balls have gone out of the hands of the fielders. Imam-ul-Haq and Iftikhar Ahmed also missed two easy catches. There has been a lot of trolling on social media about the bad fielding of the team. That is why Rizwan wants to emphasize more on the improvement of fielding.
Pakistan is trailing in the previous 10 matches with Australia in ODI World Cup. Australia won 6 against Pakistan's 4. "Every match is important for us," said Rizwan about tomorrow's match against the record five-time world champions. Australia's challenge ahead. We are looking at that.
The 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman also claimed that Pakistan is not behind the rest of the teams. I believe, everyone in the team is very competent. We are not behind others. Just understand the situation of the match and play.
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