The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja and the national’s side captain Babar Azam have heaped praise on the Pakistan U19 side, after their win over India in the ongoing Asia Cup on Saturday.
The Boys in Green defeated their arch-rivals by two wickets,
after a fascinating clash in Dubai.
Taking to Twitter, after the conclusion of the match, Raja lauded the Pakistan side for playing “a tremendous game”.
#pakvIndAsiaCupUnder19 Congrats young guns. Played a tremendous game and held your nerve to beat India.#PakistanZindabad
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) December 25, 2021
Meanwhile, Azam urged the youngsters to “keep performing like this and continue to make all of us proud”.
Well done boys, keep performing like this and continue to make all of us proud. Praying for your more successes in cricket.🇵🇰 https://t.co/fKMeRsb3Q4
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) December 25, 2021
Muhammad Shahzad set the platform for Pakistan’s victory,
with a solid knock of 81 runs off 105 balls.
“This was a huge game against India and it was my dream to
put in a contribution that would help Pakistan win and I did that,” said
Shahzad in a video released by PCB.
Pacer Zeeshan Zameer, who bagged a five-wicket haul, was
also happy to play a key role in his team’s win.
“First of all I would like to thank the Almighty for his
help in my performance today. I had come into this game with the aim of taking
five wickets against India and thankfully I was able to execute my plans,” said
Zameer after the match.
The win helps Pakistan top the table in Group A, after two
wins in as many games.
Pakistan’s final group-stage match will be against United
Arab Emirates (UAE) on December 27 in Dubai.
