Ahead of his facet’s ICC Cricket World Cup match towards Afghanistan, Pakistan batter Imam Ul Haq defended his group’s disappointing performances in bowling, saying that although there isn’t a room for excuses, the circumstances have been batting pleasant and there have been many high-scoring matches within the match to date.
Pakistan will lock horns towards Afghanistan at Chennai. Afghanistan is a the underside of the desk with one win and three losses, however Pakistan can be in a tough form with solely two wins however two large losses to India and Australia. They are within the fifth spot within the factors desk.
At the pre-match press convention, Imam mentioned about his group’s bowling, “See if you see here all matches are very high scoring. It is not that it is only against our team. If you look at the other teams also, they are scoring 350 – 360, like yesterday there was a score of 400 (between England and South Africa – so it is not that only our bowlers are being beaten.”
“The grounds here are small, the wickets are good, and when the batsmen are set, the margin for the bowlers is very low.”
“This is not an excuse, but the conditions are such. And it is true that sometimes, there are ups and downs for the bowlers but Shaheen, like in the last match, I thought they would score 420 or 430, but our spinners and end bowlers performed very well and controlled them at 360. So, in patches, our bowlers have done very well, and Shaheen did very well. So, these are a few positives and during the day you only look at the positives, we try to ignore the negatives because it is very important – we have back-to-back matches in this tournament. On the day we are bowling well – we have to back this,” the batter concluded his level.
Imam admitted that certainly, after two large defeats, the morale of the group is down, however ups and downs are part of the game.
“We always have a feeling of positivity in our camp, and we have backed everyone. Our players know that we have the ability to win the match on the day,” he added.
On his scores, Imam mentioned that he has been speaking to his batting coach about how he’s not capable of go previous 70 and hopes to get a century quickly. In 4 matches in CWC 2023 to date, Imam has scored 133 runs at a median of 33.25, with one half-century. His finest rating is 70.
On enjoying in Chennai, the place Pakistan has some fond reminiscences comparable to former batter Saeed Anwar’s 194 towards India in 1997 and a Test match win over arch-rivals in 1999, Imam mentioned, “To be honest, I have no memories (about these two events) because I do not remember, but the thing is, it is a great venue to be part of and really excited. And coming here to Chennai and…you just mentioned Saeed Anwar’s 194. It is a great thing that we came here and we are playing against Afghanistan. So really excited and looking forward to it.”
Pakistan enjoys a 100 per cent win price in ODIs at Chennai. On methods and enjoying XI modifications for the following match, Imam mentioned that skipper Babar will resolve on modifications however their good document on this state will give the group motivation.
“And it is just that, yes, we lost two matches. But as a team, this is how it is. We are professional cricketers. And we know that, you know, Pakistan is a team, who always comes back and we have the ability. We know that it is just a giving on the day how you perform and we are really looking forward to it for tomorrow,” he added.
Questioned concerning the group not hitting any sixes in any respect in the course of the powerplay, Imam mentioned that the query of whether or not they’re profitable matches for his or her group is extra essential to them.
“Maybe we want to eat more proteins and not that much carbs, but it is just that there is nothing we want to talk about. It is just we really do not feel it if we are not hitting six or not four, it is just that what are we doing for the team? And if we are winning matches – unfortunately last two matches we did not play well and we accept it, but it is just that we have still five matches then we will go to the semi-final but it is just how you play how you prepare and that is really matters,” mentioned the batter.
On how they are going to face Afghanistan spinners, Imam mentioned that they gained a sequence towards Afghanistan in Sri Lanka 3-0 in spin-friendly circumstances and the group will again itself to ship.
“In the end, you have to play the ball. You do not have to play the bowler. So, it is just that you have to back your ability,” concluded Imam.
