Pakistan’s former cricketer Yasser Arafat on Thursday praised Pakistan’s U-19 team despite their defeat to Australia.
On X (formerly Twitter): “Always very difficult to defend this low goal but what a fight.”
“Well done boys. They played exceptional cricket throughout.”
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“Kudos to all the players and support staff,” he said.
Highlighting the potential of the fringe players, Arafat said: “There are a lot of future starters in this group.