http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s winning streak in World Cups – ICC World Cup 2011 news
Star Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq claimed that his team was capable of beating Australia in their last group game of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2011.
Both teams will go head to head in their final game of Group A on Saturday, 19 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Razzaq-c84421 stated, “I see no reason why we won't beat Australia. They are not unbeatable and if we can beat a strong Sri Lankan team in their own home then we can beat anyone, as long as we play the cricket we are capable of playing.”
Commenting on his team, the veteran player said, “I think that the unity and togetherness of this team is one of the best I've been involved in. Every man is there to do a job and knows exactly what needs to be done.”
The flamboyant player described wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamran-Akmal-c70122 as one of the most important members of the team. He admitted that the keeper was having tough times behind the stumps, but claimed that the team’s support was with Kamran.
Razzaq also said that he was looking forward to a match against archrivals http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 expressed his desire to compete against the Men in Blue in the mega event, and he said that a final between
the neighbouring countries would be ideal for cricket lovers worldwide.
Pakistan defeated the Kangaroos in a pool match of the ICC World Cup 1999, and Razzaq was a member of that team. The veteran scored a crucial 60 off 99 balls in that match and also took one wicket. The Men in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 won that match by a narrow margin of 10
runs.
However, the Australian team has not lost any match in the World Cups since that one. The Kangaroos are undefeated after 34 matches and their 35th encounter will be against a team which can put a full stop to their winning streak.
However, it will be a tough ask for Pakistan, as their batsmen have struggled to score runs consistently in the tournament so far. The main struggle for them has been the lack of runs from their top-order batsmen.
On the other hand, Australia have also had some tough times in the recent past, but their form in limited over cricket has been excellent. Although they were not tipped as favourites to win the mega event this time, they have so far proved the pundits wrong
by their performance.
However, Ricky Ponting and his men are fully aware of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s strengths. The Australian captain claimed that his team has not been given a tough challenge from the opponents so far and he expects the Men in Green to test their skills.
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