Pakistan have been “not up to the mark” of their shock T20 World Cup defeat to the USA, with captain Babar Azam including that his group have been responsible of underestimating their opponents.
Event co-hosts the USA delivered an historic upset with their Tremendous-Over win over 2022 finalists Pakistan on Thursday after each side completed the match tied on 159.
Left-arm seamer Saurabh Netravalkar, who bowled the successful over, has labored as an engineer for the previous six years – in line with his LinkedIn profile – alongside taking part in for the US nationwide group since 2019.
“Whenever you come into any tournament, you always do the best preparation,” Babar advised reporters after his aspect’s defeat.
“However you’ll be able to say it is a type of mindset, whenever you come up in opposition to a group like this, you calm down slightly. You’re taking issues slightly calmly.
“In the event you do not execute your plan in opposition to any group, then no matter group it’s, they are going to beat you.
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USA’s Steven Taylor surprises Pakistan with a shocking catch to say the wicket of Mohammad Rizwan on the T20 World Cup
“I believe that we are not up to the mark in executing. We are doing well in preparation, but in the match, we are not executing our plans as a team.”
Pakistan subsequent face arch-rivals India in a blockbuster recreation in New York on Sunday – reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 3.20pm.
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Saurabh Netravalkar, who additionally has a Grasp of Science (MS) diploma from Cornell College in New York, was born in Mumbai and is one among a handful of gamers within the USA squad not initially from the nation however who’ve certified by residing there for over three years.
He, together with Harmeet Singh, have beforehand represented India Beneath-19s at a World Cup, Netravalkar alongside big-hitting Indian star KL Rahul in 2010 and Harmeet a part of the nation’s victorious group in 2012. The latter was additionally a part of the Rajasthan Royals squad within the 2013 Indian Premier League.
Within the 2010 U-19 World Cup, India confronted an England aspect within the group stage that contained Joe Root and Ben Stokes, with Netravalkar dismissing the previous for 4 on his solution to beautiful figures of 3-25. However Stokes would have the final chortle, a starring 100 off 88 balls firing England to a 31-run win.
Ben Stokes celebrates his hundred in England’s Beneath-19 World Cup match in opposition to India in 2010
Captain Monank Patel can be from India initially, born in Anand, Gujarat, and performed age group cricket within the area earlier than settling within the USA completely in 2016.
Milind Kumar and Nisarg Patel, who did not play on Thursday however are a part of the USA 15-man squad, have been born additionally born in India. Milind was a part of Delhi’s squad for the 2014 IPL and RCB’s in 2019, although would by no means play a recreation.
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USA captain Monank Patel and Pakistan captain Babar Azam give their response after the USA’s historic win within the T20 World Cup
Tempo bowler Ali Khan was born in Pakistan and took 1-30 in opposition to the nation of his start, claiming the essential scalp of Fakhar Zaman for 11. Shayan Jahangir can be from Pakistan initially however didn’t characteristic within the recreation.
Additional enhancing the squad’s cricketing credentials is the inclusion of former New Zealand Take a look at participant Corey Anderson. The 33-year-old, capped 13 occasions within the longest format by his nation of start earlier than emigrating to the US in 2020.
Corey Anderson performed in 13 Take a look at matches for New Zealand earlier than making the change to the US
Andries Gous and Shayan Jahangir each performed an excellent quantity of first-class cricket in South Africa earlier than they made the transfer Stateside, whereas Nitish Kumar performed 18 T20s for Canada earlier than his USA debut this 12 months.
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USA’s Nitish Kumar takes a superb catch in his group’s Tremendous Over win in opposition to Pakistan on the T20 World Cup.
What’s subsequent for the USA and Pakistan?
In one of the rivalries in cricket, Pakistan subsequent meet India meet in Group A of the Males’s T20 World Cup on Sunday, with the match in New York getting beneath means at 3.30pm, reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket.
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The USA’s subsequent match can be in opposition to India, on the similar New York venue, on Wednesday, June 12, at 3.30pm.
Each matches are being performed on the specially-constructed Nassau County Cricket Stadium on Lengthy Island, the place the ICC has promised to resolve points with the pitch following the preliminary Sri Lanka-South Africa after which India-Eire matches on the floor.
“T20 Inc and the ICC recognise that the pitches used so far at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium have not played as consistently as we would have all wanted,” learn an ICC assertion.
“The world-class grounds team have been working hard since the conclusion of yesterday’s game to remedy the situation and deliver the best possible surfaces for the remaining matches.”
Watch each match of the Males’s ICC T20 World Cup reside on Sky Sports activities, proper up till the ultimate on Sunday June 29.
