Saim Ayub, the opener for Pakistan, feels confident at the wicket. He remained composed in his media appearances despite having a mixed performance against Oman, taking two wickets despite being dismissed for a duck. He was looking ahead to the crucial match against India on Sunday, September 14. The Dubai International Cricket Stadium will host the highly anticipated match.
Saim Ayub has not yet faced India in a significant match, therefore he is not burdened by the psychological effects of recent Indo-Pak conflicts. The 23-year-old was benched during Pakistan’s tight six-run loss when chasing 120 in the 2024 T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies, and he says he doesn’t remember the loss. Saim Ayub actually thinks that you should live in the now and take charge of the things that you can control.
Our team management’s message over the past three to four months has been to move on and learn from the past. According to The Hindu, Saim Ayub stated, “We don’t want to remember the past and don’t want to focus too much on the future.”
In addition to his explosive opening batting, the Southpaw is expected to play a significant role for Pakistan in the high-profile match thanks to his part-time spin, which gave Pakistan their first two wickets against Oman on Friday. He underlined that the team plans to play courageous cricket against every opponent at the Asia Cup as a whole.
Our goal is to play cricket fearlessly against everyone. For the people, it will be a significant match. As a team, we don’t view it this way. In the upcoming match, we see that we adhere to the identical procedure every day. Memories are irrelevant. The most important tournament is this one. We are anticipating more than only the Pakistan-India game.
We’re hoping to win the competition,” Saim Ayub remarked.
Since the Pahalgam incident and India’s subsequent Operation Sindoor, which raised questions about whether matches between the two countries would actually take place, this is the first confrontation between the bitter rivals. The government explained that both teams might play in multi-nation events, but that a bilateral series should not take place.
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