Imam eyes clean sweep to claim top spot in team rankings,
RAWALPINDI_ Pakistan held a full-strength training session on Wednesday at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here before the commencement of the five-match PAK vs NZ ODI series on April 27.
After Pakistan’s T20I series heartbreak as Mark Chapman‘s heroics propelled New Zealand to level the five-match T20I series 2-2, the national team will turn their attention towards the upcoming PAK vs NZ ODI series, scheduled to kick off tomorrow.
With the World Cup preparations in sight, the green shirts geared up to take on a relatively inexperienced New Zealand side which defeated them 2-1 in the ODI series in January this year.
With the ODI assignment just around the corner, the national team held a rigorous training session at the Pindi Cricket Stadium
Pakistan’s left-handed opener Imam-ul-Haq, shared his goals for the upcoming PAK vs NZ five-match ODI series and expressed his wish to propel his side to the top spot in team rankings by beating New Zealand 5-0.
Imam-ul-Haq, in the pre-series, press conference here on Wednesday, emphasized the significance of the team’s triumphs over personal rankings before asserting that the left-handed opener was not aiming for individual milestones but wanted his team to top the ODI rankings.
“I do not have a plan for a personal record but as you know if we beat New Zealand 5-0 we will top the ODI rankings and I have always thought that it’s a team game,” said Imam.
Imam continued by employing an example from his and Babar Azam’s individual rankings to argue that his rating is insignificant if his national team is not on the number one spot.
“I am on third in individual batting rankings and Babar is at number one, but our team is not on number one spot, which is not a good thing to me,” Imam maintained.
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan held a full-strength training session on Wednesday at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here before the commencement of the five-match PAK vs NZ ODI series on April 27.
After Pakistan’s T20I series heartbreak as Mark Chapman‘s heroics propelled New Zealand to level the five-match T20I series 2-2, the national team will turn their attention towards the upcoming PAK vs NZ ODI series, scheduled to kick off tomorrow.
With the World Cup preparations in sight, the green shirts geared up to take on a relatively inexperienced New Zealand side which defeated them 2-1 in the ODI series in January this year.
With the ODI assignment just around the corner, the national team held a rigorous training session at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. The left-handed batter further weighed in on his goal by asserting that it would boost the team’s confidence if they head into the upcoming ODI World Cup in India as the top-ranked side.
“If we win the series by 5-0, the collective confidence that we will get will be more important than personal records,” he added.
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