After the IND vs. PAK WC 2023 clash, Babar Azam praised Rohit Sharma
The captain of the Pakistan cricket team, Babar Azam, regrets the batting collapse of the team after they defeated India by 7 wickets in the World Cup. India dominated with both bat and ball in this mega encounter last month in the Asia Cup. India also scored a comprehensive victory against Pakistan. Babar Azam (50) and Mohammad Riawan (49) stepped up for Pakistan, but the team lost eight wickets for 36 runs and collapsed from 155/2 to 191 all out.
In the post-match conference, Babar said, "We started well. Good partnership. We just planned to play normal cricket and build partnerships. Suddenly there was a collapse, and we could not finish well. It was not good for us. The way we started, our target was 280–290, but the collapse cost us. The total was not good. We are not up to the mark with the new ball.”
He praised the India captain, who scored a magnificent 86 of 63 balls with the help of six boundaries and six maximums, saying, "The way Rohit played was an outstanding innings. We just tried to take wickets, but that didn't happen."