{"id":7650,"date":"2023-10-31T23:23:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T17:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=368566"},"modified":"2023-10-31T23:23:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T17:53:56","slug":"babar-azam-lauds-fakhar-zamans-natural-game-in-pakistans-world-cup-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/babar-azam-lauds-fakhar-zamans-natural-game-in-pakistans-world-cup-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Babar Azam Lauds Fakhar Zaman\u2019s Natural Game in Pakistan\u2019s World Cup Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a spectacular return, Fakhar Zaman\u2019s natural flair guided Pakistan to a convincing victory against Bangladesh in the 2023 World Cup clash in Kolkata. Captain Babar Azam praised Zaman\u2019s effortless style, stating that his presence on the pitch transforms the game for Pakistan. Zaman\u2019s impactful 81 off 74 balls played a pivotal role in Pakistan\u2019s successful chase of 242, securing their semi-final aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>Azam acknowledged the team\u2019s collective effort, emphasizing the importance of Zaman\u2019s presence in the lineup. Expressing confidence, Azam hoped this win would bolster Pakistan\u2019s morale as they prepare for crucial encounters against New Zealand and England.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan expressed disappointment over his team\u2019s batting performance. He lamented the lack of substantial contributions from the top order and acknowledged Pakistan\u2019s impressive bowling and early batting prowess. Shakib stressed the need for collective effort and pledged to bounce back in the upcoming matches, acknowledging the unwavering support of the fans as a driving force for the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a spectacular return, Fakhar Zaman\u2019s natural flair guided Pakistan to a convincing victory against Bangladesh in the 2023 World\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":30549,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[298,3424],"class_list":["post-7650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-babar-azam","tag-pakistan"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}