Mohammad Rizwan Statement on Pakistan Team Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan’s campaign to stay away from victory in the Champions Trophy continued. Due to continuous rains, the match against Bangladesh (PAK Vs BAN) was canceled without throwing a single ball. The match was actually for the name, as both teams had already been out with defeat in their last two matches. Pakistan, who was hosting the ICC tournament for the first time in 29 years, expected a strong end, but their campaign ended without victory.
Rizwan said on the bad condition of Pakistan
“We are all very disappointed. We are all here for the country. Pakistan is our priority, and we have high hopes. We are disappointed, and we are accepting that we did not perform well. Hopefully we will work hard and return,” Rizwan told the broadcasters after distributing one point between Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The reason for the bad performance became an injured player?
Rizwan also refused to give the injuries of Sam Ayub and Fakhar Zaman the reason for the failure of the Pakistan team. That is, he refused to accept these two players as the reason and said that “the players who have been doing well in Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe for the last few months. The team was joint, and then suddenly when someone is injured, the team gets upset.”
“As a captain, you can also expect it. On one hand, you can say that the team is upset, but it is not an excuse. Yes, Fakhar Zaman and Sam Ayub got injured, but we will learn from it.”
In Group A, Pakistan was at the bottom of the table due to Bangladesh’s better net run rate. When asked about the bench strength in the country, Rizwan said, “This is a very difficult question. Let me see five teams in Pakistan Cup.” “We want to improve different things. If we want to improve and keep Pakistan on high standard, then we need awareness. We see it in the Champions Cup, but we need further improvement,” Rizwan said