Want to be participant of Asia Cup, final goal is to win trophy for Pakistan: Shadab Khan

Pakistan’s all-rounder Shadab Khan is eyeing to win the Player Of The Tournament on this 12 months’s Asia Cup and in addition mentioned that the last word goal might be to bag the trophy for the nation.

Pakistan might be taking up arch-rivals India of their opening match of the match on twenty eighth August and Khan has already set his aims for the match.

Speaking to PCB, as quoted by the Hindustan Times, the 23-year-old mentioned he needs to turn into the participant of the match of this 12 months’s Asia Cup and mentioned he’s dedicated to delivering his very best efforts all through the match.

Khan additionally mentioned that the principle goal could be to win the Asia Cup for Pakistan.

“Personally, I want to be the player of the Asia Cup. I know it is easier said than done, but where there is a will, there is a way. I remain committed to delivering my best possible efforts and I am confident I will be rewarded with successes and achievements. It will be great if I can translate my dreams of lifting the player of the tournament trophy, but the much bigger and ultimate objective is to win the glittering trophy for Pakistan, rest is secondary,” mentioned Khan.

Speaking in regards to the temper within the dressing room forward of the match, Khan mentioned that everybody is calm and relaxed however they are not being complacent and try to maintain issues easy and straight and our focus is on one sport at a time.

“The dressing room is calm and relaxed, but we are not complacent. We are trying to keep things simple and straight, and our focus is one game at a time,” mentioned Khan.

Khan additionally opened up on Shaheen Shah Afridi’s absence and mentioned that it’s a huge blow to not have the pacer within the squad for the match. However, the all-rounder mentioned that he has confidence within the likes of Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim and Naseem Shah will step as much as the event.

“Shaheen Shah Afridi’s absence is a blow as he is our main strike bowler. But the beauty of cricket is that it’s not an individual but a team game. So we have many match-winning bowlers in our family and I have confidence in Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani and others, who will surely step-up,” mentioned Khan.

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