Despite the bitterness of the loss to India in the Asian Games final match in Japan still lingering in the hearts of Pakistan players, Pakistani middle-order batter Hasan Nawaz recently made an important statement. He reported that the pain of losing the gold medal final still bothers him.
In this decisive match, India defeated Pakistan with a score of 19 runs, winning the gold medal. During this match, Hasan Nawaz demonstrated excellent play, scoring 96 points for Pakistan, but he could not lead the team to victory.
Discussing the situation with media representatives, Hasan Nawaz openly shared his feelings. He admitted that he is still very upset and hurt by not being able to win the final. He noted that the team made several minor mistakes for which they had to pay a high price.
He also acknowledged that playing against the Indian team, which is ranked number one in the world, always presents a serious challenge. Although he is satisfied with his personal performance, the loss in the final was disappointing because he was confident in the possibility of winning the match.
Nawaz added that he followed his game plan and knew that Jasprit Bumrah only had one over left, as the team was short one bowler. However, in his opinion, it was during the chase of the run that the team made mistakes and suffered defeat.
Returning to the field after a long period of absence from the squad last year, Nawaz stated that for him personally, it was a great achievement to return and perform such excellent play against such a strong team as India. He emphasized that Pakistani players always try to give their best against India.
Now he intends to use the experience gained to maintain his level of play in upcoming limited-overs home series.