Captain Muhammad Hafeez talking to media after arrival said that unfortunately, he could not give results, which the nation expected. He said that the overall performance of the team was good, all the players worked hard, but to our ill luck the batsmen failed to meet the target in semi-final. He said he was thankful to the entire nation, but the luck didn’t favor us.Replying to a question Muhammad Hafeez said that the decision not to include Abdul Razzaq in the team was that of the team management, as one bowler was required.
Earlier, all rounder Abdul Razzaq said that we have wasted a good opportunity to win the World Cup. Commenting on the Sunday WT20 final, he said that West Indies was the favorite team to win.
National cricket team players who arrived here included Captain Mohammad Hafeez, Abdul Razzaq, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Imran Nazir, Sohail Tanveer, Nasir Jamshed and Coach Dav Whatmore.
The Pakistan cricket team is administrated by the Pakistan Cricket Board and is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and one-day international status. Cricket in Pakistan has been played well before the first team was granted Test playing status. Their first match took place in Delhi against India in 1952 while their first international tour was to England in 1954. Down the years, Pakistan has emerged as a formidable opposition winning the Cricket World Cup in 1992 and being runners-up in the 1999 edition of the same. The country has a history of producing several top-notch bowlers such as Fazal Mahmood, Sarfaraz Nawaz, Imran Khan, Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar. The likes of Hanif Mohammad, Saeed Anwar, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Javed Miandad have stamped their authority with the willow for Pakistan as well.
Pak cricket team arrives after WT20 exit