Pakistan's Coach's Surprising "Grateful" Remark Following 228-Run Loss to India
As India defeated Pakistan by 228 runs in the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 match, the Pakistan cricket team's impressive run in the tournament came to an end. Pakistan were thoroughly outplayed by the Indians in a contest that lasted two days. Even Pakistan's head coach Grant Bradburn expressed his appreciation for what happened on Sunday and Monday, saying that Babar Azam's team learned some important lessons on the 22-yard line.Bradburn's comment to reporters, "My gut feeling is that we are grateful for the gift that has been these last two days," perplexed them.The head coach of Pakistan went on to clarify his remarks, saying, "We don't get to play some of the best players in the world very often."Since we haven't lost a cricket match in the last three months, he continued, "It's a timely reminder that we need to show up every day and give it our all on the pitch, and it's actually a gift that we haven't done that in the last two days."Prior to Kuldeep Yadav weaving a web around Pakistan batsmen and capturing a 5-wicket haul, India's KL and Virat Kohli each reached a century, pushing the team's total to 356 runs. Bradburn acknowledged that his team fell short of expectations.In every aspect of the game, Bradburn claimed, "We lost." We didn't perform well enough over the past two days, no excuses.Despite the circumstances of the loss, Bradburn feels optimistic about his team's ability to recover.Definitely not a surprise. Everyone is aware of how deadly our bowling attack is, and strong teams will be able to fend it off, he said.The fact that our batting team hasn't gelled in the previous month, he said, is a good indicator. We have complete faith in them. With our choice, we are quite reliable. We have faith that they will do so.