- “It is not possible to simply be replaced by the entire team with a team below 19.”
- “This was the best possible team,” says coach Aqib Javid.
- He admitted that the team’s performance was not up to the mark.
Aqib Javid, Pakistan Coach, said on Wednesday that the administration will take steps in the interest of the national team after their humiliating leaving the Champions Cup.
The team led by Mohamed Rizwan was excluded from the huge event hosted by Pakistan, after a successive defeat-on the hand of New Zealand and India-during the group stage.
Speaking at a press conference in Rawalpindi, Javed rejected the idea that the players were chosen without merit, saying: “No one player in the team was included without performance.”
“We cannot simply replace the entire team with a team less than 19 years just because we lost.”
In recognition of the disappointment of the players, Javed said the team was frustrated. “When they fail to meet expectations, the players themselves are the most affected.”
Javid referred to India’s experience as a decisive factor in canceling Pakistan, saying: “The Indian team with high experience was. When defending 240 runs, seizing the share and attacks is very important.
“Planning is not limited to playing against India, it applies to every match,” he said.
When asked about his satisfaction with choosing the team, the temporary coach replied: “You can never be completely satisfied, but this was the best possible team. The faith behind the choice was to create the strongest group.”
In recognition of Pakistan, he said it was the fact that the team’s performance does not return to the mark. However, Javid noticed that improvements should be made, and this process cannot be stopped.
He also added: “The function of the choice committee is to provide the best players.
The coach’s statements come against screaming by the fans and cricket brothers alike after Pakistan, the defending heroes, lost their opening match against New Zealand by 60 races in Karachi last week before the six -day defeat to the strong competitors of India pushed them to Brenc, an early exit.
Pakistan needed Bangladesh to beat New Zealand on Monday to keep its high hopes in a place in the semi -finals, but the result was in the other direction.
The Thursday match with Bangladesh in Rawalpindi was reduced to dead rubber.
Lack of competitiveness in the local cricket game and low -quality playgrounds has been blamed for not preparing players for the international stage.
Critics say that sport in Pakistan is also suspended through frequent changes on the cricket plate, training teams and selection panels.
Regardless of the players in the Crosshairs team, the Pakistani Cricket Chairman (PCB) was scrutinized due to the bleak team’s performance even with calls to remove it from “repeated failures”.
This is not the first huge length of Pakistan badly in. In 2023, the national team managed to win four out of nine games and ended in fifth place on the points table with eight points in the ODI 2023 World Cup.
Then the green shirts of the T20 2024 World Cup, which saw its loss to India as well as the United States.