Imad Wasim on Pakistan cricket

Pakistan’s Imad Wasim, left, reacts after bowling a delivery to India’s Rishabh Pant during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Westbury, New York. (AP | PTI)

Imad, who has been severely criticised for his batting approach against their arch-rivals in the run chase accepted that the loss to India would haunt him forever.

“The game plan was to take the ball deep. The wicket was not good to play. It was a little difficult. Unfortunately, my plan was going according to plan but not execution,” he said.

“Because usually when I bat, I take the ball deep. And if I hit any boundary on either end, the game would have been different. Having said that, he [Axar] did very well in bowling and he did it on the spot. He didn’t bowl too badly. Usually, under pressure, bowlers give you a ball and there is a margin. But I think I was taking the game deep and I was hoping that a new batsman would come and for that it is virtually impossible. But Naseem hit two good shots.” (Read More)