- Agha emphasizes the importance of the consistency in the performance of the players.
- He points to the bad start, the PowerPlay disaster as key reasons for defeat.
- Agha promises to leave the loss behind and prepare for India Challenge.
Karachi: The all -terrain of Pakistan, Salman Ali Agha, emphasized the importance of turning the beginnings into great scores and maintaining consistency after the defeat of his team against New Zealand in the initial match of the ICC Champions trophy on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference, Agha admitted that Pakistan fell short in all departments, but promised to regroup for his next crucial match against Indian arch
“We need to turn our 30 and 40 into larger scores,” said Agha. “If we want to become one of the best teams in the world, we have to provide consistency in our performances.”
Chasing a 321 goal, Pakistan fought to build associations and impulse throughout his entries. Agha pointed out the team failure to capitalize on the friendly conditions for batting.
“In this wickt, more than 300 could be achieved, but we didn’t start well in batting. We could not build associations or impulse, and our power game performance was also below the pair, ”he said.
The absence of the opener Fakhar Zaman, who could not take its regular position at the top of the order, more abolladized in the persecution of Pakistan. “The absence of Fakhar at first affected our power game. If I had been there, our beginning and the subsequent position could have been different, ”added Agha.
Reflecting on his own performance, Agha acknowledged that he could have extended his tickets to have a greater impact. “I could have played a longer entry. If I had stayed longer, the result could have been different, ”he said.
Agha emphasized the importance of improving PowerPlay’s performance, especially when pursuing great totals. “To pursue 320, you must do it well in the power game. Today, we did not work well in any department and we could not meet expectations, ”he admitted.
Despite the loss, Agha remained focused on the next challenge: a high -risk match against India. “We will put this game behind us and take the field with full determination for the game of India,” he said.
Agha also highlighted the need for continuous improvement to compete with the best teams in the world. “To overcome the best teams in the world, we need to play well consistently,” he said.
