Pakistan and England faced off in the second Test that kicked off on December 9 and it was the Three Lions yet again who clinched the win, eventually winning the series 2-0. Much to the stupefaction of the cricket fans, the winning margin was so less as the English team managed to win the match by just 26 runs.
Post the conclusion of the match, Pakistan’s skipper Babar Azam had to take tough questions from the reports who left no stone unturned to take a dig at him for losing the match. With the third Test set to begin on December 17, Saturday, Babar met the reporters yet again for a pre-match press conference and was anguished by the question from one of the reporters.
The journalist questioned if the leadership role had taken a toll in his performance and Babar was not quite happy with the same, eventually coming up with a strong reply. “Aapko lagta hai meri performance pe farak pad raha hai? (Do you think it is impacting my performance?),” Babar questioned in return.
Watch Babar’s replies here:
We struggled because our players got injured: Babar Azam
The Pakistan skipper further claimed that the team struggled only because their players got injured and clarified that his team had dominated in Tests earlier as well. Saying that they will look to make a comeback, the Pakistani captain claimed that those injuries disturbed the batting order and overall team combination.
“Hamne jitne Test match khele hain, hamne dominate kiya hai. Ham struggle kar rahe hain kyunki injuries kafi ho gayi hai, hamaara combination disturb hua hai jiski vajah se results nahi aa rahe. (We have dominated in both Tests. We struggled because our players got injured and it disturbed our combination. That’s why we didn’t get the desired results),” Babar was quoted as saying.
“Dono matches hamaare haath me the, ham finish nahi kar paaye. As a team, hamein kaam karna hai situation pe aur pressure me hamein cheezo ko kaise apni taraf laana hai. Aisa nahi hai ki kisi ek bande se team haar rahi hai, meri vajah se kuch aisa ho raha hai. Koshish ye hi hoti hai ki best XI khilaayi jaaye aur unse kaam liya jaaye. Players support kar rahe hain. (Both games were in our hands but we couldn’t finish. As a team, we have to work on playing under pressure. It isn’t as if we are losing because of one player. We always try to play our best XI and make the best use of it),” he added.
