Nottingham: Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed on Friday said he expected a “hard” World Cup opener against the West Indies but found solace in Mohammad Amir returning to wicket-taking ways.
“First of all the start is very crucial here. You know, with the 10:30 start, as I told you before in the last press conference, the start is very crucial for our team. That is why we wanted to bowl first. I think at the start we lost too many wickets. That’s why we didn’t come back into the game,” Sarfaraz said at the post-match press conference.
Asked to comment on Pakistan’s pathetic batting performance, the captain said: “We expected a hard game but we knew we have what it takes to play and win. But we lost so many wickets up front when we were batting because of those couple of short balls.”
However, Pakistan managed to get one positive out of the game and that was pacer Mohammad Amir finally getting among the wickets. (PTI)
