Afridi is confident of continuing victory march
The Pakistan cricket captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 and secure a place among the four best teams in the prestigious cricket tournament.
“With the way we have played against Australia, I’m sure that we are ready to play against any team in the quarterfinals and beyond,” Afridi said.
“I think the conditions there (in Mirpur) are going to suit us. We have a balanced team and our morale is high after beating Australia which is why I’m confident that we will book a place in the semis,” he added further.
Pakistan routed Australia in the final group match by 4 wickets, ending Australia’s unbeaten run of 34-matches in the World Cup. After beating Australia, the flamboyant all-rounder is determined to go in the quarter-final with a high morale and self-confidence.
“Beating http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 is something that we have always loved. The fact that we have beaten them certainly adds a lot to our confidence because our belief that we can beat any team and can go on to win the World Cup is getting stronger with such results,” the 31-years old Captain said.
Pakistan is leading Group A with 10 points, followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 bounced back astonishingly after being thrashed by Black Caps at Pallekele last week.
Deeming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s win over Australia as unsurprising, Afridi said, “I don’t think that I’m surprised because I have always believed Pakistan have the strength to beat any team. What we need is to play to our potential because if we do that, good results will keep coming.”
He further stated an impressive show from the team will calm critics back at home. The skipper credited his players and coach, Waqar Younis for their win against Australia.
The Captain seemed satisfied with the performance of all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623, who he maintained has always been considered as one of the match winners.
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