'Ghabra mat, Tu match-winner hai mera' - Babar Azam backs Mohammad Nawaz in post-match speech, video goes viral

It was just a ‘so close yet so far result for Pakistan as they lost to India in a breathtaking encounter against Pakistan. The men in green locked horns with the Indians in their tournament opener of the 20-20 World Cup 2022. Pakistan managed to post a total of 159 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

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While chasing the target, the men in blue crossed the line at the last ball of the 20^th over and won this thrilling clash by four wickets. While everyone was talking about the performance of Virat Kohli, the heart-warming post-match speech of Pakistani skipper Babar Azam after the loss against India has also gone viral over social media.

His gesture towards the bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz is being praised by the entire cricketing fraternity. Babar went on to appreciate his team for the amazing performance he also asked them to work hard together to ahead in the tournament.

"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 fail. 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," said Babar in a video posted by Cricket Pakistan on their Twitter handle.

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Later on, he directly addressed Mohammad Nawaz who bowled the last over against India. The 28-year-old skipper backed his mate and supported him at the moment.

Nawaz, don't worry. You are my match-winner - Babar Azam to Mohammad Nawaz

“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 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 later.

Here's the post-match speech of Babar Azam:

“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