Rizwan pinpoints injuries to star batters as Pakistan close ‘disappointing’ Champions Trophy campaign
- Filmyatra Movie
- 01 Jan, 1970
Pakistan’s ICC Champions Trophy title defence as hosts came to a disappointing close on Thursday as their final group stage fixture was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent rains in Rawalpindi.
Having already been knocked out of the race to the semi-finals following successive losses at the hands of New Zealand and India, the Mohammad Rizwan-led side finished their tournament with a sole point, seated at the bottom of Group A.
Opening up on their campaign, Pakistan skipper admitted that the team’s balance was disturbed in the absence of Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman owing to injuries.
"We wanted to do well and perform well in front of our nation. The expectations are very high. We didn't perform well and it is disappointing for us," Rizwan said.
The guy who has been performing for the last few months in Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe… the team was combined and then suddenly when someone is injured, the team will be disturbed,” he added in reference to Saim Ayub’s injury.
“As a captain, you can look forward to that as well. One side you can say that the team is disturbed, but this is no excuse. Yes, Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub were injured, but we will learn from this."
Ayub, who starred in Pakistan’s ODI series wins in Australia and South Africa last year, was ruled out of the tournament after sustaining an ankle injury during the Proteas Test series.
Zaman on the other hand, was part of Pakistan’s squad starting out the tournament, but was ruled out after picking an oblique muscle strain in the opener against New Zealand.
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