Delhi: The ninth match of the group stage of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was to be played between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium today (27 February 2025). However, this match could not be completed due to continuous rains. In view of bad weather, the umpires decided to cancel the match, which caused disappointment among the captains of both teams.
After the match, Pakistani captain Mohammad Rizwan gave his response and said, “We wanted to do well in front of our community. Expectations were very high, but we could not live up to expectations, which is quite disappointing. “
He further said, “It is necessary to learn from mistakes and move forward. We have made mistakes in the last few matches and hopefully we will learn from them. Our next tour is from New Zealand, where we will try to perform better. In Pakistan, we will try to show good games there by taking lessons from the mistakes made against New Zealand. ”
Rizwan, while talking about the lack of injured players, said, “When the players who have a brilliant performance in Australia, South Africa and Zimbabwe in the last few months, the team’s balance deteriorates. However, as a captain, you have to deal with this challenge. Fakhar Zaman and Sym Job’s injury was a shock for the team, but this is no excuse. We have to learn from this. “
When questioned on Pakistan’s bench strength, he replied, “This is a difficult question. We have to look at five teams of Pakistan and work towards improvement. If we have to take our team to a high level, then we have to adopt awareness and professionalism. In the tournament like Champions Trophy, it is clear that we need to work more hard. ”
Expressing disappointment over the league stage itself, Rizwan said, “We are all very sad, because we play for our fans. Pakistan is our priority and people have great expectations from us. We believe that we did not do well, but we will work hard and make a strong comeback. “
He made it clear that this is a difficult time for the team, but they are not going to give up and are ready to return with full force.
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