
The Pakistan Super League (PSL 10) captains’ press conference was a huge success as skippers of all the PSL franchises answered questions from a hoard of journalists. The PSL 10 began on April 11 with defending champions Islamabad United crushing Lahore Qalandars in the tournament opener.
During the press conference, former Pakistan captain Babar Azam was left speechless when a journalist questioned him about the national team’s inability to chase any target over 200 in T20I cricket.
"No doubt, the morale of the entire country is down at the moment, but where are we lacking? Is it the mindset or lack of intent as whenever a team scores over 200, we panic and fail to chase the target. Babar, can you please answer?" the reporter questioned.
Babar did not respond to the reporter's question, instead asking Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan to explain the cause. However, Rizwan also decided to remain silent.
To everyone's amazement, Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi came to the rescue of star batsman Babar Azam and white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan after they failed to respond.
"It's our team, it's Pakistan's team. See, you are talking about chasing 200. Honestly, it's not just about the batters, it's also the bowlers' responsibility not to concede 200 runs. If you see, the pitches are good for batting. Even if we conceded 200 or more, we should do our best to chase it down. Similar, it's our job to defend such totals as well. We are a team. We are a family. If the performances have not been good of late, it's our job to get Pakistan cricket back to the top," Shaheen explained.
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