Quotes
We did not play well in all three departments and that is why this result has come and we have to accept this,
Shakeel told reporters
Some things did not go in our favour,
said spinner Abrar Ahmed, but agreed with ShakeelWe are losing wickets in bunches and are not building big partnerships,
he saidI think it's good that the tournament can go on, but obviously it does give them (India) a huge advantage playing on the same ground. They already look very strong and they've got that obvious benefit of playing all their games there,
he said
For now, we can say that it's over. This is the truth. We'll see what Bangladesh do with New Zealand, what New Zealand do with India, and what we do,
Rizwan said
The middle order wasn't good enough,
Rizwan told reportersIt was a wonderful summer that I won't forget for a while. In terms of competitiveness, India have won the last couple of series out here whereas with England, we have been pretty dominant at home. This summer did feel like it was the No.1 and No.2 ranked Test sides battling each other out. From that point of view, it did feel bigger than normal,
he said, in conversation with SEN radioHowever, if you lose an Ashes at home, it feels like the world is coming to an end. In that sense, it's still bigger,
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Hamstring is okay at the moment."
Skipper Rohit Sharma also provided an update on his hamstring after the match during the post-match presentation, saying
Not really to be looking at them - I mean I had a brief chat with them both of them were quite comfortable with the way things progressed and yeah from my knowledge I do not think there is any issue."
Speaking after the match about these injury concerns in the post-match presser, Iyer saidI have never thought of Virat struggling for runs. It is just the mindset that he possesses over the years. He is always hungry for runs. I remember yesterday, he had come almost an hour before us for the practice session and he played a few balls and he was looking from outside. He looked as crisp as he looks all the time. So, I never feel that he is struggling for his runs.”
Lauding the former India captain, Iyer saidI haven’t played that many matches in Pakistan, so I don’t know exactly how it would have felt. But it’s a neutral venue and it’s a challenge for both the teams. But any victory against Pakistan is sweet because they are always competitive,
he saidAs far as I know, both Rohit and Shami are fine. There is no injury concern to them.”
Rejecting such concerns, Iyer saidYeah absolutely. I think the way we started with the ball was just superb. To restrict them to that kind of a score was a brilliant effort from us. We knew that it will get slightly better to bat under the lights also it will play a bit slower but we kept backing our boys to play freely and they delivered for us,
said Rohit Sharma
It's a challenge and there's a lot of pressure externally as well. It was a lot of fun. It was my third game in Pakistan,
he added but did not elaborate what exactly he meant by external pressureIt's spinner friendly and the way they have been bowling consistently over a period of time, I think the amalgamation of all three bowlers mixing up quite well, also the experience that they possess. I think that brings a lot of clarity in their bowling,
he saidAll you need in life is the kind of confidence Shaheen Afridi had when taking that review."
One fan joked
They call Shaheen Afridi 'THE EAGLE' — but look at his blindness; he actually reviewed this."
Another fan commentedRavi Shastri calls Rohit Sharma 'The Punching Machine' — iconic!"
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