Mohammad rizwan statement on champions trophy: Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan on Tuesday asked his team to show the same passion in the Champions Trophy that he had shown during a period of 10 years when no international team visited the country. Since the terrorist attacks on the Sri Lankan team in March 2009, no top team of international cricket had visited Pakistan for a long time. In the beginning of this decade, top teams like Australia, England and New Zealand started visiting Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Pakistan hosted Zimbabwe in 2015 and the World Playing XI team led by Faf du Plessis visited the country for a three -match T20 International Series to address security concerns. Rizwan told reporters on Tuesday, “I think the most important thing is that we all should enjoy the Champions Trophy because after a long time we are organizing such a big competition in Pakistan, 10 years our home matches After playing elsewhere. “
He said, “If you look, even in those 10 years, when we struggled, Pakistan cricket performed well and won many big matches including becoming the number one team in Tests and winning the Champions Trophy. Will be able to do the same. “
However, Rizwan said that Pakistan will have to be on top of its game to perform well in the competition starting here from Wednesday. He said, “It is difficult to say how we will perform on a particular day because it is important for us to play at our best level to win the match.” Rizwan said that every member of the team is a ‘captain’ in the team. He said, “But yes, as a senior, we all need to go ahead and lead.”
He also clarified that Babar Azam will continue to start the innings in the Champions Trophy. He also said that fast bowler Haris Rauf is fit for the first match of the tournament against New Zealand. Meanwhile, Rizwan admitted that his team could not show continuity in his performance due to not being able to perform well in the event of pressure. He said, “I think we have a lack of one or two percent to win the match under pressure because unfortunately we break under pressure and close matches lose as we have seen in recent matches.”
Rizwan said that Pakistan has learned a lot from the defeat of New Zealand in the Tri -series and in the first match of the Champions Trophy, he will try not to repeat the mistakes again. Prior to the inauguration of the tournament here on Wednesday, Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft will fly and the Civil Aviation Authority has issued notices to commercial airline companies.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority, the Air Force aircraft will flypast on 19 February as part of the ceremony. Commercial flights coming to Karachi Airport have been advised to take necessary precautions. A specific air corridor will remain closed and airline companies have also been instructed to carry additional fuel in their aircraft.
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