Former captain Waqar Younis has warned Pakistan against any complacency as the team is now back on track in the World Cup 2019.
Pakistan has beaten South Africa and New Zealand in their back-to-back World Cup games and are now scheduled to take on Afghanistan in Leeds on Saturday and Bangladesh at Lord’s on July 5.
Waqar feels that the two wins have brought Pakistan back in the tournament and the momentum is now with the boys in green. He, however, reminded them not to be complacent.
“The danger is now that complacency starts to creep in. After beating South Africa and then unbeaten New Zealand, it would be easy to get carried away. They cannot allow that to happen, they need to focus on the next game against Afghanistan and make sure they win,” Waqar wrote in his column for the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The former head coach added that Pakistan should not worry about the results of other team’s matches. “If Pakistan beat Afghanistan and Bangladesh, they will have done their job, and hopefully it will be enough to reach the semi-finals,” he added.
Waqar said that two back-to-back wins have provided Pakistan much-needed momentum, and that Australia’s win over England has also increased hopes for Pakistan.
“That result gave Pakistan some hope. They knew that if they beat New Zealand they could increase the pressure on England and give themselves a real chance of making the semi-finals,” he highlighted.
