Azhar Mahmood dedicates the Man of the Match award to his daughter – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116, the Kings XI all-rounder, is ecstatic with his performances in the on-going season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has dedicated his Man of the Match award against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to his young daughter.
The all-rounder is the only Pakistani in the current season of the league and has done a remarkable job for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, Kings XI was struggling in the tournament and no cricket pundit was rating the franchise
highly.
Mahmood has turned out to be an inspirational player for the team as he has helped the youngsters as well to raise their level of game.
Kings XI defeated RCB yesterday against all odds as the cricket analysts were rating the home team as favourite. However, the discarded Pakistani all-rounder bowled out of his skin to restrict the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 to post a huge score
on the board.
Azhar expressed that he has not lost passion for the sport even after years of professional cricket. The all-rounder hailed the team spirit of the Kings XI and believes that the team has shown a lot of mental courage by coming back from behind in the tournament.
“I am loving and enjoying my cricket. Two consecutive wins in away matches. That tells a lot about the character of the side. I believe that we are playing well as a team. We have a great team spirit. We like each other’s company and enjoy each other’s success,”
the all-rounder mentioned.
The 37-year-old cricketer from Rawalpindi revealed that his daughter really wanted him to get the Man of the Match award and the all-rounder has dedicated his performance against the strong RCB side to her.
He added, “I am really pleased with my performance today (Wednesday). This is for my daughter. She is praying for me all the time and asking me ‘When are you going to get the Man of the Match’. Now, this Man of the Match award is for her.”
Kings XI’s next match is against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals, which is going to be played on May 5, 2012.
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