Pakistan cricket team’s opening batsman Abdullah Shafiq has said that he does not think of a century while batting and has no desire, whatever runs are scored will be useful for the team.
Talking to the Pakistani media in Chennai, Abdullah Shafiq said that the World Cup is not over, the Pakistan team has a chance to go ahead.
He said that our focus is on the upcoming matches to play well and move forward.
He said that cricket is a team game, in it one does not think of individual performance, one does not think of a century while batting and has no desire.
Abdullah Shafiq said that the only effort was to provide a good start to the team, he does not play with individual innings in mind, but if he scores a century, it is good.
Talking about the upcoming match, Abdullah Shafiq said that South Africa is playing well, they will play the match against them as a challenge.
He said that the Pakistan team has not played its best in the World Cup so far, the day the team plays its best, the result will be good.
Talking about the fielding, he said that in the previous matches, there was a weakness in our fielding, we are trying to improve it.
Abdullah Shafiq said that no team including Afghanistan can be taken lightly in the World Cup, Afghanistan played good cricket that day.
He said that all the next matches are very important for Pakistan.
In response to a question, Abdullah Shafiq said that it is not necessary to get the benefit of powerplay by hitting sixes. The target can also be achieved by hitting boundaries in the first 10 overs.
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