LAHORE: Pakistan captain Babar Azam claimed that his men did not play with the defensive approach against Australia in the third and deciding Test of the Benaud-Qadir Trophy, here on Friday.
Babar, while talking to a virtual press conference, backed his team following a home series defeat against Australia in a recently concluded Benaud-Qadir Trophy, claiming that the green shirts played according to the situation.
“We didn’t play with a defensive mindset; instead, we played in accordance with the situation, with a positive attitude, and a desire to reach the goal. Back-to-back dismissals, however, altered the game’s dynamics “he stated
“It’s not correct to imply that the two teams’ mindsets were different,” he added.
The 27-years-old captain further backed Hasan Ali and othe players, saying that he has confidence in all the players.
“Hasan Ali is a match winner and I still trust him as much as I did before. It is unnecessary to call for the changes after one bad series. These players have performed for the team in the past,” he said.
Babar then went on to review his team’s overall performance in the recently concluded home series and claimed that the team played good cricket.
“We played good cricket overall in this series. But, the performance in Karachi Test was exceptional,” he concluded.
It is apropos to mention here that Australia defeared Pakistan by 115 runs in the third and final Test of the Benaud-Qadir Trophy today. The first two matches of the series could not conclude a result.
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