Ramiz Raja expresses worry following loss to New Zealand in exhibition game. On October 6, Pakistan will face the Netherlands in the World Cup opener.
Ramiz Raja, a former Pakistani international, expressed his unhappiness following the Babar Azam-led team’s defeat to New Zealand in the ODI World Cup warm-up game. The Men in Green scored 345 runs while batting first because to Mohammad Rizwan’s impressive century and significant contributions from captain Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel. But ultimately, it was their bowling that let them down.
Rachin Ravindra, a 23-year-old who was assigned by New Zealand to open, significantly altered the course of the game. In order to give other batters an opportunity, he decided to retire wounded after hitting 97 runs with the bat and scoring 50 runs apiece for Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell. Mark Chapman contributed to the Kiwis’ facile five-wicket victory by scoring 65* runs off just 41 deliveries toward the conclusion of the innings.
Ramiz Raja worry about Pakistan’s World Cup performance because of the way their bowling appeared to be
He added that the tournament has to change because batters frequently take longer than usual in the first few overs. The former cricket player also emphasized that the squad might even need to score 400 runs to cross the finish line if the bowlers don’t improve.
Although it was only a practice game, a victory is a victory. And succeeding becomes ingrained. However, I think Pakistan is now developing a habit of losing. Then they dropped the Asia Cup, and now this. It was an excellent run-chase for Pakistan, who scored 345. If these are the conditions, and you may encounter such conditions in India, you will need to score 400 runs. You will need to adopt new strategies and take chances. And that’s not what we do. For the first 10-15 overs, we play defensively before changing tack, according to Raja, as reported by Hindustan Times.
Notably, Pakistan will face Australia in their second pregame match on October 3 in Hyderabad. On October 6 in the same place, they will play their opening World Cup match against the Netherlands.
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