Pakistan all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Razzaq-c84421 praises team for win against
Australia – ICC World Cup 2011 news
Star Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq praised his team’s effort to end the winning run of the defending champions
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
The Kangaroos were undefeated in 34 World Cup matches since 1999, but
Pakistan defeated them in their final Group A match of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2011.
The veteran stated, “It was all team effort and the win against Australia has meant a lot to us. The team morale in the dressing room is sky high as beating
Australia in any event is great achievement.”
He further added, “People always said that it is almost impossible to defeat Aussies but we have done it and done it in style. It was a thumping victory for us.”
Razzaq said that the team cannot afford any mistakes in the knockout round, as it can be costly. He claimed that they were well prepared for the quarterfinal against
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/March-c74391, 2011.
However, the flamboyant cricketer was not happy with the fans back home. He stated that everyone was happy as long as the team keeps winning matches, but in case of one defeat, the team is accused of in-fighting.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 were not expected to come out on top of their group, as they had to face the likes of
Australia and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. However, they overcame the co-hosts
Sri Lanka in their second match of the tournament, which gave a lot of hopes to the fans.
However, things did not work out according to plan for the Men in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 in their game against
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, as they suffered a humiliating defeat by 110 runs. This sparked a lot of anger amongst cricket lovers in
Pakistan, which Razzaq said was disheartening for the team.
The important thing for Pakistan was that they emerged victorious in their remaining matches. If
Pakistan had lost the match to Australia, they would have ended up fourth in their group. In that case, the team would have faced the mighty South African team in their knockout match.
Although Pakistan’s confidence will be sky high after their win against the defending champions, yet they cannot afford to be complacent against West Indies who can be lethal on their day and can topple top-ranked teams easily.
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