PCB chief Naqvi backs Pakistan team ahead of Asia Cup, says criticism can wait

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president Mohsin Naqvi has offered 'full support' to the nationalist squad up of the Asia Cup, saying disapproval tin hold until the tourney concludes.

Pakistan spell into the contention connected a precocious aft winning the Tri-series against Afghanistan and the UAE, clinching the rubric with a commanding 75-run triumph implicit Afghanistan successful the final.

Since Mike Hesson took complaint arsenic Pakistan's white-ball caput manager successful May, the squad has won 10 of its 14 T20Is, blending younker with acquisition and gathering momentum up of the Asia Cup.

'Congratulations to Team Pakistan connected winning the Tri-Series! This is simply a caller but talented squad playing fearless and assertive cricket. Under Head Coach Mike Hesson and his coaching staff, we've won 10 retired of 14 T20 matches already,' Naqvi wrote successful a station connected X.

'Let's judge successful our boys, coaches, and selectors. Full enactment to the Greens for the Asia Cup. Criticism and investigation tin hold until aft the tournament. Right now, they merit our trust, support, and backing,' Naqvi added.

In the Tri-series final, Pakistan posted a competitory 141/8 earlier their bowlers ripped done Afghanistan's batting line-up.

In reply, Afghanistan's batting portion crumbled into pieces courtesy of Mohammad Nawaz casting a spell with his rotation magic. He single-handedly shifted the momentum of the crippled successful the powerfulness play by striking doubly successful the last 2 balls of the sixth over, dismissing Darwish Rasooli and Azmatullah Omarzai to permission them threadbare astatine 29/4. On the archetypal shot of the seventh over, Nawaz completed his hat-trick by removing Ibrahim Zadran (9) to implicit his hat-trick.

The rotation onslaught continued to dominate, with Abrar Ahmed and Sufiyan Muqeem scything a brace each arsenic Afghanistan bundled retired for 66. Pakistan lifted the trophy with a resounding performance. (ANI)