Mickey Arthur, the director of the Pakistan cricket team, has said that wedid not play cricket at the standard required for the World Cup.
After the loss to South Africa, Mickey Arthur held a press conference andstated that today our batting was not good; we needed to score around 300runs. He mentioned that our bowling was better today, but the battingcouldn’t accumulate the necessary runs. We delivered the best bowlingperformance of the tournament today.
The director of the Pakistan team further stated that everyone is makingan effort, but our batting form is not up to the mark, and we are notplaying the caliber of cricket required in the World Cup. He said thatagainst Afghanistan, we had an average in all three departments, and today,the way the bowlers toiled, he is proud of them.
Mickey Arthur also expressed his intention to strive to finish thetournament well by winning the remaining three matches. He noted that wedidn’t play the last few overs correctly; if we had reached 300 runs, itcould have been defended.
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We haven’t played well in this tournament. He concluded by saying that itwouldn’t be right to blame individuals like Babar Azam or Muhammad Nawaz;he knows that the players and staff have put in their best effort.