New Delhi: Fast-bowling great Wasim Akram is delighted to see Pakistan end India’s winning run against them in the World Cup. This is a dream that Wasim AQkram has been nurturing for long. He wanted to see Pakistan defeat India at least once in the World Cup in his lifetime. Now Akram is happy, but wants the team to forget the landmark triumph and focus on the task ahead.
Pakistan brought to an end India’s near-three-decade domination of them in the world stage in the most convincing fashion. Pakistan outplayed India by 10 wickets Sunday in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup in Dubai.
“In my lifetime I wanted to see that and I saw that and it was a convincing win,” Akram was quoted as saying Monday by ‘India Today’.
Akram is one of cricket’s greatest fast bowlers. The former Pakistan captain urged the players to not let their guards down after just one win in the showpiece.
“That was yesterday, man, it’s history, it’s over now. I want Pakistan team to concentrate again for the next game. It’s a long World Cup,” Akram said.
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“Coming back to their performance it was just out of the world, the way they performed. It was clinical, it was skilful, they were calm and, you know, everything worked for them. I suppose toss as well,” Akram added.
World Cup-winning captain and current Prime Minister Imran Khan and Pakistan Cricket Board president Ramiz Raja too expressed their satisfaction at the team’s victory.
