Speaking on a YouTube show called ‘Cricket Baaz’, Imran Nazir revealed:
Imran Nazir, who was Pakistan’s third-highest run-getter in the tournament, admitted that it deeply hurts him to think that Pakistan were firmly in control before the match slipped away immediately after his dismissal. He continued:
Chasing 158 for victory, Pakistan lost two wickets for a meagre 26 runs. It was Imran Nazir who then took the attack to India, helping Pakistan cross the 50-run mark in the sixth over. He was on 33 off 14 balls when a direct hit from Robin Uthappa caught him short of the crease.
‘What matters, in the end, is how you finish’: Imran Nazir
From 53 for 2, Pakistan slumped to 104 for 7 before eventually losing the match by five runs. Imran Nazir said that the magnitude of the match was enhanced by the crowd atmosphere in Johannesburg that day. He recalled:
Pakistan, however, won the following edition of the tournament in 2009 but Imran Nazir missed out on the showpiece event due to injury.
Imran Nazir has scored 2,822 runs in 8 Tests, 79 ODIs and 25 T20Is.
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