Updated 24 February 2025 at 11:38 IST
SHAMED Again by India, Mohammad Rizwan Accepts Pakistan's ICC Champions Trophy 2025 'Campaign as Good as Over'
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan has faced the heat after their embarrassing six-wicket loss against arch-rivals India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Ind vs Pak: Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan has faced the heat after their embarrassing six-wicket loss against arch-rivals India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Pakistan have now lost two out of two and with one game still to go against Bangladesh , their campaign at the mega event is as good as over and that is exactly what Rizwan accepted after the game.
‘Campaign is as good as over’ - Rizwan ACCEPTS Failure
“We can say that our campaign is as good as over. We have to depend on results of other matches. There is hope as there is one more game left. As a captain, I don’t like this scenario (depending on other teams). We should have fate in our hands,” he said at the post-match press conference.
Rizwan also went onto lavish praise on Virat Kohli on his unbeaten century. The Pakistan captain lauded the hard work Kohli puts in.
‘Amazed at the hardwork he puts in’ - Rizwan on Kohli
“I am amazed at the hardwork he puts in. The whole world was saying he was out of form but coming into such a big game, he scored runs effortlessly. His fitness and work ethic is indeed praiseworthy. We tried our best to get him out but we could not,” he said.
INDIA GUN DOWN 242
India's chase looked relatively easy and it was expected to happen. Rohit Sharma came out all guns blazing and left Pakistan's Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi begging for answers. The Indian vice-captain Shubman Gill anchored the innings and helped India cruise through. But it was a Virat Kohli special which sealed the game in India's favour.
With the win, India is almost through to the semi-final, while Pakistan is all but knocked out. This is a massive setback for Pakistan as they are the host nation. The PCB created much-hype around the team and now their performances are coming back to haunt them. Surely a few tough decisions would be taken in the upcoming days.
Published By : Ankit Banerjee
Published On: 24 February 2025 at 07:56 IST