"Pakistan Are Now Getting A Habit Of Losing": Ramiz Raja Blasts Babar Azam And Co Ahead Of Cricket World Cup 2023

01.10.2023 - 19:59 sports.ndtv.com

Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja was extremely critical of the Pakistan cricket team after they went down fighting against New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up match.

The Babar Azam-led side scored 345 with the help of a century from Mohammed Rizwan and a gritty 80 from the skipper. However, that was not enough as New Zealand were able to chase it down with 6.2 overs to spare.

Raja said that Pakistan are getting a habit of losing and pointed out that if the bowlers fail to perform on the big stage, the team will have to score more than 400 runs. "I know it was just a practice game, but a win is a win.

And winning becomes a habit. But I feel Pakistan are now getting a habit of losing. First they lost in Asia Cup, and now here.

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