Pakistan captain Babar Azam has outlined his immediate goals with the team and has said that he wants to win the ODI World Cup in 2023 and that the preparations have already started.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 10, 2023 17:12 IST
Babar Azam outlines goals with Pakistan. (AP Photo)
By India Today Web Desk: Pakistan captain Babar Azam has outlined his immediate goals with the national team. The right handed batter, in an interview with the digital wing of the International Cricket Council, Azam said that his plan is to reach the final and then win the ODI World Cup, set to be hosted in India in the months of October and November.
“The ambition is to be a part of World Cup team and to win the tournament,” Babar told ICC Digital in an interview.
“The World Cup is coming up and my ambition is to perform well so that we can win it,” the right-handed batter.
Pakistan are running through a lean patch as far as their Test cricket is concerned however, have done well in the white ball format of the game, reaching the final stages of the ICC tournaments consistently over the last two years.
“You see lot of things individually too, but my goal right now is to win the World Cup,” Babar Azam said.
Speaking about the process of reaching his goal, Babar Azam said that the mindset has to be to reach the goal step by step.
“The mindset is to go step by step, but yeah you have it in the back for your mind that you need to perform well. But there is hard work and planning behind it,” the Pakistan captain concluded.
Pakistan and hosts India have been at loggerheads with PCB chief Najam Sethi warning India that they will be boycotting the ODI World Cup in case India does not come to play the Asia Cup in Pakistan. It is not yet known if Pakistan will be coming to India to play the ODI World Cup 2023, but that is expected to be clear over the next few months.
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