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Pakistan PM Imran Khan takes a jibe at Sarfaraz Ahmed for bowling first against India in World Cup 2019
Imran Khan had advised the Pakistan team to bat first against India if they won the toss, and put runs on the board, to put the rivals under pressure. The team management refused to heed Khan's words and opted to bowl first after they won the toss. India piled close to 350 runs, and Pakistan lost a one-sided game
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called Sarfaraz Ahmed's strategy to field first against India in the recent World Cup 2019 as a 'negative strategy' in a motivational speech that he was delivering to the students at the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute.
The former skipper of the country had led Pakistan to the World Cup in 1992. He advised the Pakistan team to bat first in that particular game if they won the toss, and put runs on the board, to put the rivals under pressure. Pakistan, well equipped with a threatening pace attack, could then think of dominating the Indians, but the team management refused to heed Khan's words and opted to bowl first after they won the toss.
India went on to make a score close to 350 as Pakistan lost by a huge margin, with Rohit Sharma scoring a fine hundred.
Imran, talking about the incident, asked the students to take risks in life.
"Even in cricket, whichever bowler is scared of a big match, he doesn't become a big bowler. Batsmen who are scared of fast bowlers don't become big. Don't limit your potential, whichever field you are in. If a businessman doesn't take a rick, he doesn't become big," he said.
"Fear limits your potential. One should not think what will happen if I lose. One should always think what will happen if I win. These are two different mindsets. If you're thinking about losing, you will think defensive, negative. The strategy will be different if you're thinking about winning. You take more risks. Your team selection is different.
"In the World Cup (against India), our captain decided to bat second. It's a mindset."
