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Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf revealed that the current Pakistani captain Babar Azam was in tears after losing to Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup 2023. Pakistan took on neighbours Afghanistan on October 23, Monday, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The Men in Green have lost three of their fixtures in the ongoing season of the World Cup and are on the brink of exit from the marquee tournament.
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After their last defeat against Afghanistan, reports emerged that the skipper, Babar Azam broke down in tears. Former star cricketer Mohammad Yousuf on Samaa TV, "I saw the press conference and it seemed that Babar Azam is under pressure. I heard Babar Azam cried too. We are with Babar Azam. We don't lose due to one individual, it's a team game. If we would have been in the team, it would have been our responsibility too. Win and loss is part of the game."
Yousuf added, "I felt sad looking at Babar, He should not take too much stress. They should focus on next four matches. The entire nation is with him. But we need to analyse some things honestly. We were 50-60 runs short against Afghanistan on a good pitch. It seemed like Pakistan were facing Muralitharan. These are normal bowlers. Our fielding and bowling was also not good."
With four league matches remaining, the former champions can still qualify for the semifinals if they win all of the matches.
