Legendary Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram has given some important advice to the unstable Pakistan team ahead of Saturday’s crucial match against New Zealand. The Men in Green need a win against the Black Caps to have a chance of progressing to the semi-finals of the ongoing ODI World Cup.
Pakistan and New Zealand will clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in the deciding match of this mega event. According to the points table, this showdown is now considered a de facto quarter-final. Babar Azam’s side will overtake the Kiwis in the standings if they defeat New Zealand by 85 runs or reach the target in 35 overs.
In A Sports, Wasim Akram urged the Pakistan team to focus on winning World Cup matches instead of checking the results of their rivals. He believes the Men in Green have a difficult task in his next two games against quality opponents.
“There’s only one thing they (Pakistan) can do. They just have to win the match and then just hope and pray that the other team does well. Because things are out of your control. Even if New Zealand loses by a big margin, that is also out of Pakistan’s hands. They should focus on cricket. The next two games are against big teams,” said Wasim Akram.
World Cup 2023 semi-finals were very lively as the Black Caps lost a crucial match against the formidable Proteas, leaving room for other teams to advance to the last four. It’s full of. Pakistan lagged behind in terms of net runs against New Zealand in 2019 and will be hoping to continue their good form against a weakened New Zealand team in Bangalore.
England Will Be Aggressive And Will Intend To Spoil Someone’s Party – Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram further said that the 1992 ODI world champions had little to lose and India’s poor season meant they were eliminated from the tournament, so they should be very careful when playing against England. He said that.
“England are scary because they are outside. They will play their cricket without fear. You have nothing to lose. They are aggressive and will spoil someone’s party. We will,” Wasim Akram added.
Pakistan team needs to win the remaining matches and also have to look forward to the results of other teams’ matches. Babar Azam‘s team’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals continue to be severely damaged by four consecutive losses, severely damaging their chances of making it to the last four of the mega event and dwarfing their chances. It has become
