Pakistan finally broke India’s winning streak in the World Cups after a 10-wicket win in Dubai on Sunday.
“We did not execute the things that we wanted to but credit is certainly due – they outplayed us today,” Kohli said. “They started brilliantly with the ball, and three wickets for 20 runs was not a good start. We needed wickets early but with the bat, they gave us absolutely no chances. “It played slow in the first half and hitting through the line was not that easy as it was in the second half, after 10 overs. We needed those 15-20 extra runs and for that we needed a good start but Pakistan’s bowling didn’t allow us to get those extra runs.”
Brilliant cricket by Pakistan. No ifs, no buts. They were aggressive from the first to the last ball. Top team today #IndvsPak
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Under Virat Kohli, India is making new histories.
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Champion Trophy 2017:
India lost to Pakistan in finals by 180 runs
Cricket T20 World Cup 2021:
India lost to Pakistan in inaugural by 10 wickets
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If every medal at the Olympics was because of Modiji,
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Then India losing to Pakistan for the first time at a world cup is also because of Modiji no? 🤔#ThankYouModiji #IndvsPak
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Overconfidence.
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Kachua jeet gaya kyunki khargosh so gaya
Humbled, Alhumdulillah. This MoM was not possible without the love and support of my fans and family. Special shout to my ami ji, Abu ji and brothers for their selfless prayers and trust.
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Babar Azam’s father after Pakistan’s historic victory over India.
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“Shaheen did bowl very well with the new ball. I think he hit the right areas to pick up wickets, and in T20 cricket you need good execution to pick up wickets with the new ball, and certainly he did that, so credit to him.”
“We could make the argument of getting in another slower bowler, but it’s important to stay composed and understand our strengths because with the dew the slower bowlers couldn’t be effective either,” he pointed out. “We tried our best. We tried to create enough pressure on them, but they had the answers, and there is no shame in accepting that a team played better than you.”
“I think it works really well for us from all points of view,” he started. “Knowing that we have played a full-fledged season already, we played the IPL, which is very high octane by itself in testing conditions here in the UAE, and then we come into the World Cup. So for us, these big breaks are definitely something that’s going to help us as a team to be in the prime physical condition that we need to be to play this high-intensity tournament.”
“T20 World Cup is always a high-intensity tournament, and it will help us, again, to regroup as a team to get to the practice sessions eager to execute the things that we want to, prepare in a very confident manner and then arrive on the day again to make sure that this time we execute our plans, and we have enough confidence in our ability that with this preparation time, we’ll come out once again being in a positive frame of mind. For us as a team personally, I can say it’s a good thing that’s happening. We’ll have time to reflect and to prepare again.”
