'Mistakes happened but we have to learn from them, we shouldn't fall' - Babar Azam lifts spirit of Pakistan team with motivating speech

It was a day of complete entertainment for the fans as they kept their fingers crossed in the India-Pakistan encounter of the T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 stages. Despite cruising for major part of the game, Pakistan was handed a defeat due to the heroics of India’s prized possession Virat Kohli who scored an unbeaten 82 from 53 deliveries to take the Men in Blue home.  

Games like these can be very hard to take for the players and it went down right to the last ball of the match to decide the winner. Mohammad Nawaz tried to win it for Pakistan in any way possible but his efforts with the ball weren’t enough on the day and skipper Babar Azam was quick to address his teammates in the dressing room after the heartbreaking game.  

PCB shared a video of batting consultant Matthew Hayden giving a crisp motivational speech while Babar Azam and Saqlain Mushtaq joined the speech as well. 

“We win as one and lose as one!”

Listen what Matthew Hayden, Babar Azam and Saqlain Mushtaq told their players following a heartbreaking loss in Melbourne.#T20WorldCup | #WeHaveWeWill pic.twitter.com/suxGf34YSe

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 23, 2022

As a team we have lost, as a team we will win: Babar Azam 

Babar mentioned that there wasn't any lack of effort and discussed the importance of recovering from the loss with the long tournament in place. He further spoke about losing as a team rather than pointing out someone for the loss and felt the need to focus on small mistakes. 

"Brothers, it was a good match. We put in the effort, like always. Some mistakes happened but we have to learn from them, we shouldn't fall. The tournament has just started, we have lots of matches left, remember that. Nobody should fall. In the end, I would say, we didn't lose because of one person. We all lost as a team," Babar said in the same video.

"No one should point fingers on one person, this should not happen, not in this team. As a team we have lost, as a team we will win. We have to stick together, remember that. We have had good performances too. Look at those too. There have been some really good performances, but the small mistakes that were committed, we need to work on them," he added.

Coming to Mohammad Nawaz who bowled the final over, Babar backed him to win a lot of matches for Pakistan and hailed him for taking the game to the last delivery. He was keen to leave the emotions behind and was delighted with the team's performance. 

“Khaas taur se, Nawaz. Ghabra mat. Koi masla nahi. Tu match-winner hai mera. (Especially, Nawaz, don't worry. You are my match-winner) and I will always have the belief in you. No matter what happens. You will win matches for me. The efforts were really good. It was a pressure game, but you took it close. Very well done. Whatever it is, leave it here. Going ahead, we will start afresh. We have played really well as a team and we have to continue that. Wish you all the best," he added.