Due to tremendous performance of Pakistani team in world cup, Captain Babar Azam hopes high to continue their world cup momentum and keep playing tremendously against the west-indies in Karachi.
Upcoming Pakistan-West Indies Match
Babar Azam will continue to lead team in this short series which include three T20s and three ODIs. Three T20 matches will be played on 13, 14 and 15th of December, while the ODIs will be played on December 18, 20 and 22.All these matches will be played in Karachi.
As West Indies team reached Karachi, three of their players tested positive for the corona virus and declared unfit for the t20 series. They will be in isolation and will be monitored by the teams doctor until they result negative.
These players include left-arm fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell, allrounders Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers. West Indies team already misses some top players. The top absentees include kieron Pollard, is not playing because of hamstring injury he suffered during T20 world cup, while Andre Russell cannot participate because he is playing big bash league in Australia.
Babar Azam’s performance was brilliant in t20 with the highest score in T20 world cup. As Pakistan also won its 5 matches in a row in t20 world cup before being beaten by Australia.
Pakistan followed its brilliant victory and clean sweep Bangladesh in 3 t20s and 2 test matches. On the other hand defending champion failed to qualify for the semifinals in t20 world cup. Nicholas Pooran will lead team in t20 series because of injury of Pollard, while Shai Hope will team in ODIs.
Babar Azam in his Video press conference shows sympathy for the players in isolation. He also said that it’s difficult for a team when your players are in isolation.
For the team’s performance “he said that we will try our best to carry the momentum which started from T twenty world cup. He also added that we are not going to take them easy because their best players are missing, they all are international players. They have played in Caribbean premier league. So we have to give our 100 percent to beat them”.
