Records are meant for breaking: Babar on Pak's past record against India

Dubai: Pakistan should not think about the past but focus on the present, because records are made to be broken, Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam said on Saturday while replying to a query on India winning all the previous encounters between the two teams in world cup tournaments.

"We just want to give our best. We should not think about the past. Records are made for breaking. We are just focused on what lies ahead," he told reporters on the eve of the clash against India in the ICC Men's T20 WC here. Babar said Pakistan cannot take India lightly as the games against them are high intensity ones and the players need to excel in all departments of the game.

Exuding confidence in his bowling unit, Babar said his bowlers are not under pressure, but seemed to look like, as the team tried testing different strategies in the warm-ups before the big games came in. Bowling has always been the trump card for Pakistan, Babar said, adding that they are in a good shape and have loads of experience, having played in big events like Champions Trophy and the World Cup.

As far as his batting is concerned, he said he keeps things simple and takes his game ball by ball, instead of focusing on the title clash or the knockouts. Replying to a query, Babar said he has already decided about the 12 players for Sunday's match and the names of the playing eleven will be revealed ahead of the match. The players have played a lot of cricket in this part of the world and they know how to go about it in the pressure match against India, he said.

On Prime Minister Imran Khan's special message for the team, Babar said the team met him and he shared anecdotes from the 1992 WC triumph.(UNI)

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