HOUSTON: A delegation comprising the gamers of the 2009 T20 cricket crew — Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Malik Fawad, Alam Abdul Razzaq Kamran and Ajmal Umar Gul — visited totally different states of america below the banner of “Jeet Ka Safar”.
On its arrival in Houston and Dallas, the delegation was warmly welcomed and lots of occasions, together with a cricket match, had been organised.
In an unique interview with Prime Time News24, the previous cricketer Misbah hoped: “The Pakistani crew will carry out very properly within the World Cup in America.”
“Pakistan crew has performed within the finals within the final two World Cups, whereas right now, now we have all of the assets and our crew is superb in the intervening time.”
“The Pakistani crew will at all times emerge as a strong crew,” he mentioned, including that the US floor and climate are additionally such that Pakistan can go to the semi-finals and finals and win the World Cup.
He additional mentioned that the crew ought to be good, put together accordingly and formulate a technique. He mentioned that health is essential on this regard, whereas additional efficiency relies on it.
In response to a query, he mentioned: “We’ve top-class bowling and top-class batsmen, however you solely want a powerful efficiency right now.”
Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and different all rounders are additionally nice, however now we have to see how we carry out as a crew, Misbah added.
To a query in regards to the US journey, he mentioned, “Houston is having a variety of enjoyable. It seems to be like we’re in Karachi. There may be enthusiasm among the many individuals right here and the best way they welcomed them was indescribable,” he added.
For his half, former participant and coach Younis Khan sai preparations for the World Cup had been occurring in America and he would advise the Pakistani cricket crew on the model of cricket they need to play.
“I see that after 2017 I retired and it has been six years since I retired however the consideration right here is indescribable so our gamers ought to come to America,” he added.
Rafa Ahmed, the organiser of the “Jeet Ka Safar” programme, mentioned that the expertise of taking the Pakistani crew to go to US was very profitable and he deliberate to carry Indian and Pakistani groups to go to US sooner or later.
