World Cup
\n Islamabad
\nPakistani left-handed batter Imam-ul-Haq has recently said that the national side is well-prepared for the International Cricket Council (ICC) men\u2019s World Cup 2023 and is eager to defeat India on their home ground.
\nThe opening batter stated that the Green Shirts have been focused on the mega event since the last edition in 2019.
\n\u201cWe had already started thinking about the 2023 World Cup during the 2019 World Cup. Everyone wants to beat India in India and perform well,\u201d Imam said.
\nHe was also excited to see the competition for the opening spot in the Pakistan side.
\n\u201cThe competition for the opening spot is a good thing for the side. When you see players come into the team with a new batting style, it improves your own performance. These youngsters bat with a fearless approach in PSL as well, which is great to see. It also helps us, who have been playing for six to seven years, realise that we need to improve our game,\u201d he said.
\nThe 27-year-old also opened up about facing express pacers in the nets, with Pakistan having the likes of Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf in their ranks.
\n\u201cPlaying fast bowlers in the nets helps a lot since it makes things easier for us in international cricket. During international matches, we only face express pace when Kagiso Rabada, Pat Cummins or Lockie Ferguson are bowling. However, in the nets we face bowlers bowling at 140kph on a daily basis,\u201d he said.
\nThe Multan-born was also satisfied with the side\u2019s preparations for the upcoming assignments.
\n\u201cOur preparations for the upcoming World Cup are pretty good. We have formed a balanced side, which is playing regularly. We will get eight matches before the Asia Cup, which is adequate in my opinion,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cWe also have time to prepare for the New Zealand series, which we will use to play practice matches,\u201d he added.
\nImam is currently part of Pakistan\u2019s ODI squad which will take on New Zealand in a five-match ODI series in April-May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
World Cup Islamabad Pakistani left-handed batter Imam-ul-Haq has recently said that the national side is well-prepared for the International Cricket Council (ICC) men\u2019s World Cup 2023 and is eager to defeat India on their home ground. The opening batter stated that the Green Shirts have been focused on the mega event since the last edition […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-324950","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n