Pakistan skipper Babar Azam believes the current thumping 3-0 ODI collection win over Afghanistan will “inspire” his facet and supply much-needed momentum heading into the Asia Cup, beginning Wednesday.
The Asia Cup is about to be hosted in a hybrid mannequin by Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 30 until September 17.
Pakistan got here up with a terrific efficiency in opposition to Afghanistan, clear sweeping the latter 3-0 within the just-concluded ODI collection simply earlier than the continental showpiece.
On Saturday, Pakistan triumphed over Afghanistan by 59 runs within the third and closing ODI on the R Premadasa Stadium right here.
“We are thrilled heading into the Asia Cup. How we have won the (ODI) series against Afghanistan will be an inspiration for us in the tournament,” Azam was quoted as saying by PCB.
“It was never easy against Afghanistan as most people would have thought. Everyone knows how terrific they are on spin-friendly conditions.
“The momentum from this series will give us confidence during the Asia Cup. We hope to produce good cricket for our fans,” he added.
The collection sweep has allowed Pakistan to leapfrog Australia and attain the summit of the ICC ODI staff rankings.
Azam credited the achievement to staff effort.
“When you attain the No. 1 spot, you get a lot of satisfaction. It is all due to the efforts of the entire squad along with the support staff,” he mentioned.
“We had been at the top of the ODI rankings earlier. But, we came back down to No. 2 after losing a fixture,” he signed off.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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