Watch: Babar Azam’s Pakistan win hearts by visiting Namibia dressing room to praise opponents for ‘competitiveness’

Namibia lost to Pakistan by 45 runs in their T20 World Cup 2021 clash. (Photo: ANI)

Babar Azam’s Pakistan became the first team to qualify for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 semifinals with a comfortable 45-run win over Namibia in their fourth match on Tuesday (November 2). The Pakistan team won the hearts of cricket fans all around the world with their heart-warming gesture in visiting the Namibia dressing room to encourage the African nation.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)) shared a video on Twitter in which Mohammad Hafeez, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan and Fakhar Zaman are seen cheering up the cricketers from the Namibian side after a competitive encounter. A few encouraging words were exchanged between the officials after a great game of cricket in Abu Dhabi.

Watch the video here…

#SpiritofCricket - Pakistan team visited Namibia dressing room to congratulate them on their journey in the @T20WorldCup#WeHaveWeWill | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/4PQwfn3PII

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 2, 2021

Namibia may have lost the game but they tried their best to match their opponents with David Wiese notching 43 not out and Craig Williams scoring 40.

Meanwhile, Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has said that his side is gelling well in the ongoing T20 World Cup and they have ticked all the boxes. Rizwan’s remark came after Pakistan defeated Namibia.

“It was difficult to bat initially and conditions proved to be very tricky for both of us (me and Babar). Even when we tried to play normal shots or big hits, it just didn’t work out and then we decided to take it deep and attack at the end. But that said, I want to give the credit to the (Namibia) bowlers because they kept bowling in the same area at the start and bowled really well,” said Rizwan after the game.

“Hafeez’s innings gave us the momentum and he kept telling me to stay patient and in the last over I decided to go hard and got some useful runs. We are gelling well as a team and have ticked all the boxes and will see what lies ahead for us,” he added.

Hafeez smashed 32 off 16 balls as Pakistan racked up 189 in their allotted 20 overs and then restricted Namibia to 144/5 registering their fourth win in four games in the World Cup. Babar and Rizwan shared an opening stand of 113 runs against Namibia. Babar played a knock of 70 while Rizwan remained unbeaten on 79.