India had Dhoni, Rohit, Kohli, Yuvraj…we had children with two enamel: Sarfaraz Ahmed at 2017 Champions Trophy last

Pakistan’s then captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, nevertheless, recalled {that a} whole of 338 was not sufficient to defend in opposition to a powerhouse Indian batting lineup. He’ll be sharing this on the Nadir Ali Podcast.

Sarfaraz stated, it’s a reminiscence (successful the Champions Trophy) which I’ll always remember. He stated, ‘The last victory in opposition to India can’t be described in phrases. If it was a traditional match, it would not have been such an enormous deal. We’ve received matches in opposition to India earlier than, in ICC occasions, in bilateral sequence – in reality, we have received extra. But to get a win in opposition to a crew that may chase down any goal was unbelievable.”

He additional stated, ‘No run was sufficient for him. India had MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, whereas we had children with two enamel. We had youngsters who’re at present taking Pakistan cricket to new heights. Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan Faheem Ashraf, all these have been younger gamers. If you examine their crew with our crew, there was no comparability. We had solely 2 skilled gamers in Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik. The relaxation have been so uncooked and new.

Pakistan received the competitors after shedding their first sport to India by 124 runs. Sarfaraz remembers feeling the stress as a captain at the beginning of the event.

“When I performed my first match as a captain, I used to be underneath a variety of stress. Didn’t know the outcome. Playing as a participant is a special factor. So once we reached the ultimate, I hurriedly stated just one factor to the gamers ‘Look guys, the form of cricket now we have performed, such a comeback has not often been seen within the historical past of Pakistan cricket. Today if we give our 100 per cent effort then this match will probably be inside our grasp.