India vs Pakistan: Pak PM Imran Khan cheers for his team and asks them to 'Fight till the last ball'
It looks like that Pakistan PM Imran Khan is also in tension just before the match between India vs Pakistan in World Cup 2019. The former captain of Pakistan who led the team to win one and only World Cup trophy in 1992 has a special advise for his team. Pakistan PM even suggested the captain Sarfraz Ahmed what to do after winning the toss.
Imran Khan suggested that Unless pitch is damp, Sarfaraz must win the toss and elect to bat first. Imran Khan in his five tweets just spread positivity for Pakistan but he also accepted that India is the favourites at all.
Imran Khan tweeted, "Today, given the intensity of the match, both teams will come under great mental pressure and the power of the mind will decide the outcome of the match today. In Sarfaraz, we are fortunate to have a bold captain & today he will have to be at his daring best."
When I started my cricketing career I assumed success was 70% talent & 30% mind. By the time I finished playing cricket I felt it was 50-50 ratio. But now I tend to agree with my friend Gavaskar it's 60% mental strength & 40 % talent. Today role of mind will be more than 60% 1/5
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 16, 2019
2/5 Today, given the intensity of the match, both teams will come under great mental pressure and the power of the mind will decide the outcome of the match today. In Sarfaraz we are fortunate to have a bold captain & today he will have to be at his daring best.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 16, 2019
3/5 All fears of losing should be banished from the mind as the mind can only process one thought at a time. Fear of losing leads to a negative & defensive strategy & crucially mistakes by opponents are not pounced upon. So here are my suggestions for Sarfaraz & Pakistan team:
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 16, 2019
4/5 1. In order ro have a winning offensive strategy Sarfaraz must go in with specialist batsmen and bowlers because "Raillu Kattas" rarely perform under pressure - especially the intense kind that will be generated today. 2. Unless pitch is damp, Sarfaraz must win the toss & bat
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 16, 2019
He also suggested his team to stay away from all negativity and just concentrate on the match. He also advised the team to fight till the last ball. "Finally, even though India may be the favourites, banish all fear of losing. Just give your best and fight till the last ball. Then accept whatever the result like true sportsmen. The nation's prayers are with all of you. Good Luck." tweeted Imran Khan.
5/5 3. Finally, even though India may be the favourites, banish all fear of losing. Just give your best and fight till the last ball. Then accept whatever the result like true sportsmen. The nation's prayers are with all of you. Good Luck.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 16, 2019
Noticeably, India will be playing their 7th match against Pakistan in World Cup and Pakistan has never won a single match against India in the World Cup. Now it will have to see what will be the result of the 7th match.
First published: 16 June 2019, 14:30 IST