Saudi envoy announces Pakistan cricket team to be royal guests on Hajj next year if they win T20 World Cup
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\nAmbassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmed Al Maliki has announced that the Pakistan cricket team will be the royal guests on Hajj next year if they win the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup-2024.
\nIn a special video message released on Sunday, the top Saudi diplomat also extended his best wishes to the Men in Green for the mega cricket gala. \u201cMy message to my brothers of the Pakistan cricket team is that, God willing, you will win this tournament.
\nThe Pakistani people will celebrate the team\u2019s success in the World Cup,\u201d the envoy said.
\nHe also expressed his prayers for Pakistan\u2019s prosperity and development, adding that if the team clinch the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, they will be honoured as royal guests during Hajj next year.
\nThe Pakistan team will be playing its first match of the T20 World Cup 2024 on Thursday against the US.
\nPakistan\u2019s captain Babar Azam appeared as a special guest in the 52nd edition of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) podcast on Sunday.
\nBabar discussed in the podcast that the match between the biggest rivals, India and Pakistan, carries a lot of importance for the world and has a separate fan base.
\nThe most-awaited match between Pakistan and India will take place on Sunday (June 9) during the T20 World Cup 2024.
\nMoreover, Babar wants his team to perform well against India, play easy cricket, and believe in their skills and hard work.
\n\u201cThe whole world is focused on the day when the India-Pakistan match is held. Naturally, there will be nerves, but we need to keep our focus, stick to the basics and play easy cricket. It is always a pressure game; the more you keep cool and calm, believe in your skills and hard work, then things get easier,\u201d Babar said.
\nIn the episode, the top-order batter of the team sat down for a candid discussion focusing on the forthcoming T20 World Cup 2024.
\nDespite suffering a 2-0 defeat recently against England, Babar hopes that the Pakistan team wins this trophy. However, for that, the team needs to play top-class cricket in every match.
\n\u201cI am happy and excited because when you go to play in a major event, you have different excitement. It\u2019s the aim of any cricketer to play in a World Cup, so that kind of feeling is coming over me. The hope is always to lift the trophy, but for that to happen, we have to play top cricket against every side,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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