LAHORE: Pakistan captain Babar Azam has rejected the notion of “defensive cricket” from the Men in Green during the recently concluded Test series against Australia.
“We didn’t play with a defensive mindset; instead, we played in accordance with the situation, with a positive attitude, and a desire to reach the goal,” the right-handed batter said while addressing a virtual press conference.
However, he said, back-to-back dismissals altered the game’s dynamics. “Claiming that both teams had a different approach is not something I agree with,” Babar added.
The skipper further said that he has faith in each and every player including Hasan Ali and other players. “Hasan Ali is a match-winner and I still trust him as much as I did before. It is unnecessary to call for the changes after one bad series,” he observed.
He added that Pakistan played good cricket overall and that the Karachi Test match was “exceptional”. “We played good cricket overall in this series. But, the performance in Karachi Test was exceptional,” he concluded.
The Men in Green will now face Australia in a three-match ODI series starting from March 29.
Ten players of Australia will depart back home from Lahore today including Pat Cummins, David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Starc, Scot Boland, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Harris, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith and Mark Steketee.
