Azhar Ali, the captain of the national Test team, expressed disappointment over the loss of the game against England, saying that the match was in our hands but the England players snatched the match from us.
Speaking after the loss in the first Test against England, Azhar Ali said, “I would not say that we lost the match in our second innings but we missed the opportunity to beat England in the match.”
“We missed out on a chance to win but only once before at Old Trafford have we scored such a big goal. We were in the best position in the match because there were only tailenders left and we hoped that if If another wicket falls, we will finish the innings soon.
According to Kirk Info, Azhar said that the English players attacked and snatched the match from us. We are also sorry that we did not form a big partnership in the second innings due to which we could not give them a target of more than 300 runs. That is the reason for our defeat.
“I have been playing Test cricket for a long time so I know Test cricket is difficult, everyone played their part but unfortunately a good partnership thwarted our intentions,” he said.
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“Everything went in England’s favor and unfortunately nothing went in our favor. When you play an innings like this, you need luck and the goddess of fortune was kind to them,” the Pakistan captain said. , Sometimes you have to give credit to the opponent.
Asked about his poor form, Azhar Ali said: “After playing international cricket for 10 years, I understand when I should make some decisions, when I bat I don’t think about leadership and my form and when When I lead, I don’t think about my batting, whether I score a century or get out at zero.
“We were very disappointed to lose this match because it was in our hands and we dominated most of the match but sometimes it happens,” he said.
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“We have a very good record in England which is better than all the Asian teams. We should have won this match too so I don’t think we are struggling in England and I am confident that we will be in the other two Tests,” said Azhar Ali. Will be able to challenge them.
It should be noted that the England team was in trouble after losing five wickets for 117 runs in pursuit of the target of 277 runs but the partnership of Jose Butler and Chris Vokes turned the match upside down.
The duo put up a 149-run partnership to take their side to the brink of victory and England won the match by three wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the series.