PAK vs SA, ICC World Cup 2023: We will begin our successful streak from tomorrow, says Shadab

“The reality is – you must win. If you are winning, everything will cover up. And if you are losing, it doesn’t matter how good you are, or how your team was playing before. The main concern is – if you are winning, everything will cover it.”

Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan was admirably trustworthy in direction of the top of an exhaustive pre-match press convention on the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday.

With a rampaging South Africa standing subsequent in its manner, Pakistan continues to be gazing a number of chinks throughout departments forward of its sixth World Cup recreation.

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“We are not performing in all the departments, which is why the team is at this stage. Our poor form is understood in batting and bowling. If you drop catches or give easy boundaries in such batting-friendly conditions, there is no pressure on the batter and eventually a lot of cost for us.

“I think the way we are fielding is completely different from the standards we have set. From tomorrow, we have got do-or-die matches, and we must do well in all three departments,” Shadab instructed reporters.

An hour earlier than its non-compulsory session, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) issued a launch to clear the air relating to any rifts throughout the group and a peek into Babar Azam’s captaincy future.

Shadab additionally defied the rising reviews and affirmed that the group has been on the identical web page regardless of its three-match dropping streak. “I don’t think the fight is missing. As a team, we have had unity. We always bounce back, and hopefully, we will do it again.

“We accept the criticism. When you don’t perform, when you don’t win, everyone has their opinion. They can talk and criticize. But our focus is to just try and win the game for Pakistan, that’s it,” the 25-year-old stated.

Shadab added that Pakistan has not given up on its semifinal hopes but.

“We know to come out of such situations. And there are miracles in our belief. Our team was playing well before the World Cup. It’s not always the case that we, as a team, did not play well. There are bad days, but I think we will start our winning streak from tomorrow,” he remarked.