NEW DELHI:
Pakistan
's captain
Babar Azam
outlined the future strategy after his team's early and surprising exit from the ongoing
T20 World Cup
.
Pakistan faced consecutive defeats against co-hosts USA and their fierce rivals India in their first two group games, which sealed their fate in the tournament.
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Despite bouncing back with two consecutive wins, it wasn't enough to secure a spot in the Super 8.
Pakistan concluded their campaign with a nervy three-wicket victory against Ireland on Sunday, Babar acknowledged the talent within the team but admitted they failed to perform collectively.
"We have a good bunch of players. We've to go home, chat and see where we lack, and then come back. Couldn't finish off close games, as a team we weren't good as a team," Babar was quoted as saying by ANI at the post-match presentation.
Evaluating the overall performance, Babar noted that the team's batting let them down while acknowledging their strong bowling performance.
"We finished well. We took early wickets in the bowling. In the batting, we did not do well, but we took it home with the tailenders. Bowling was good as conditions suited our fast bowlers. Batting, we made a few mistakes, we had chances to win against USA and India. If the team needs me to open, I will, and if they need me to bat 3, I will. Whatever the team situation suits, I will do it," Babar emphasized.
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