Pakistan Champions all-rounder Sohail Tanvir on Saturday, shared that the team is determined to uplift the fans with the World Championship of Legends final victory over arch-rivals India, scheduled today at the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham.
Tanvir, in an interview with a local news outlet, shared that all the players in the team are eager to give Pakistan fans something to cheer about after the national men’s team’s disappointing run in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
“We got a great opportunity to combine with all the players we shared dressing room with for years and when you play cricket professionally, then you try to be competitive,” Tanvir said.
“There was a great disappointment for people due to Pakistan’s performance in T20 World Cup 2024, so we talked that the Legends league may not have the same level but people will be happy. We saw the response and got the motivation that people are following this league,” he added.
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Sohail Tanvir admitted that the World Championship of Legends is not on the same level as the World Cup but stressed that giving their cricket-loving nation happiness is the team’s source of motivation.
“When we came here, Younis [Khan] bhai, Shahid [Afridi] bhai and all the other players, we talked that people in Pakistan are crazy for cricket, so our goal was to bring happiness to those who were watching us play, I mean it couldn’t be the same as World Cup but it would be something, that was and is our motivation,” Tanvir said.
“Now we have one step left. India vs Pakistan final will always be huge no matter where it is played and which league, people will watch. We won the pool match against them but the final is final. I still haven’t forgotten the final against India in 2007. So, let’s see what happens tomorrow, we will do our best to be on the victorious side,” he concluded.