Mirpir: Pakistan wins the match of Asia Cup against India on Sunday. The veteran all rounder Shahid Afridi had admitted on Sunday that his match-winning 18-ball 34 against arch-rivals India in Pakistan’s thrilling one-wicket win in the Asia Cup helped in Asia Cup helped him relieve some pressure.
With Pakistan needing 10 runs off the last four balls, the 34-year-old Afridi slammed Indian spinner R Ashwin for two consecutive sixes to take the team home with two balls to spare.
Afridi said, “Really under pressure, didn’t perform well. Hit some bad shots. Expectations were high.”
Afridi said he was happy to perform against arch-rivals India.
He said, “We all know how important this game was and I am glad I did it. The captain told me to take my time and I did that. Whenever we play against India it’s a great occasion and I’m very happy.”
Afridi said over a question of his discussion he had with Umar gul in the middle during the last few overs, “Gul was talking a lot with me, we wanted singles as well and we needed a hit as well.”
He also said, “When we arrived here, our goal was to win this competition. Very important for my country and team and I want to thank Bangladeshi crowd for supporting us.”
Bureau Report
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