Pakistan skipper Babar Azam believes the recent thumping 3-0 ODI series win over Afghanistan will "inspire" his ꦰside and provide much-needed momentum heading into the Asia Cup, starting Wednesday.
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☂Pakistan ca🃏me up with a terrific performance against Afghanistan, clean sweeping the latter 3-0 in the just-concluded ODI series just before the continental showpiece.
On Saturday, Pakistan triumphed over Afghanꦺistan by 59 runs in the third and final ODI at the R Premadasa Stadium here.
"We are thrilled heading iꦗnto the Asia Cup. How we have won the (ODI) series against Afghanistan will be an inspiration for us in the tournament," Azam was quoted as saying bꦯy PCB.
"It was never easy against Afghanistan as most people would hav💧e thought. Everyone knows how terrific they are on spin-friendly conditions.
"The momentum from this series will give us confid🅘ence during the Asia Cup.𒊎 We hope to produce good cricket for our fans," he added.
The sܫeries sweep has allowed Pakistan to leapfrog Australia and rℱeach the summit of the ICC ODI team rankings. Azam credited the achievement to team effort.
"When you attain the No.ꦛ 1 spot, you get a lot of satisfaction. It is all due to the efforts of the entire squad along with the support staff," he said.
"We had been at the top of the ODI rankings earlier. But, we came back down to🍸 No. 2 after losing a fixture," he signed off.
