After Pakistan cricket team’s director, Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn, thehead coach, also criticized the one-sided atmosphere in the match betweenPakistan and India in the 12th match of the 2023 World Cup. Bradburn saidthat today’s match felt more like an Indian Cricket Board home event ratherthan an ICC match.
He mentioned that the environment was one-sided and not typical of normalconditions. Bradburn further expressed the belief that both Indian andPakistani fans would have preferred a more balanced presence in thestadium, and the music and atmosphere didn’t reflect a World Cup matchambiance.
He emphasized that there were no different expectations regarding supportin today’s match and that it was 100% crowd-favored towards the oppositionteam.
Regarding Pakistan’s performance, head coach Bradburn stated that he didn’tthink it had a significant impact on the players, and as a team, theydidn’t do justice to the big match. He highlighted the need to be moreaggressive and adapt to the different conditions in today’s match.
In response to the defeat, the head coach of the Pakistan team mentionedthat they hadn’t come here to lose, and the team could handle the loss. Heemphasized that they try to learn from every match and that they hadlearned from the two victories they had achieved. He expressed confidencein the team’s ability, even though they couldn’t perform up to theirstandards in today’s match.
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Finally, Bradburn noted that they had anticipated a target of 280 runs butdidn’t reach it, and he also discussed the challenges they faced with theirfast bowlers not performing consistently. He acknowledged that India playedas they had planned and highlighted the importance of analyzing differentgame situations.
Head coach Bradburn also mentioned that Usama Mir had fever today, but theyhad complete confidence in all 15 players in the squad. He hinted to makechanges in Pakistan squad in upcoming match against India. Imam-ul-Haq,Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz are likely to be replaced.