Pakistan captain Babar Azam had admitted that it was he who gave Iftikhar Ahmad the nickname of “chachu” inside the dressing room, and now he feels “embarrassed” about it. However, no matter this sense, he is blissful that people have the benefit of it.
“Sometimes, I feel embarrassed that due to me, Iftikhar is now known as ‘Chacha’ but I am happy that people enjoy it,” Babar said in a press conference.
Iftikhar Ahmed missed out on his first ODI century and made a stopping unbeaten 94 off 72 balls after Pakistan’s top-order stuttered for the first time inside the sequence.
Iftikhar and Salman Ali Agha put Pakistan’s chase once more on monitor with a 97-run fifth-wicket stand sooner than Shipley returned and broke the partnership by having Agha caught at mid-off inside the thirty fifth over.
Iftikhar ran out of companions inside the lack of life overs with left-arm spinner Rachin Ravindra ending with 3-65 as No. 11 Haris Rauf was run out on the non-striker’s end whereas attempting a second run.
“He gave some good performances in T20 cricket and at current he took the game deep alone nonetheless sadly, he didn’t get help from the other end.
“That is why we gave him a chance in ODIs because he has been playing great cricket for the last five-six months and we were struggling on those numbers so we are getting a lot of help from Iftikhar and Salman Ali Agha,” Babar said.
Babar moreover revealed that behind his ideas, he’s conscious of which fifteen players are going into the World Cup nonetheless on this season, they decided to rotate to check the bench energy.
“In this series, we decided to check our bench strength. We have the momentum. Back of the mind, I know who are those 15 cricketers, who will go in the World Cup,” he said.
