T20 WC – “Heartbroken” Pakistan Still Hurting From India Loss: Iftikhar Ahmed | Cricket News
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Pakistan's Iftikhar Ahmed admitted on Wednesday his side were "heartbroken" and still hurting from their agonising opening defeat to arch-rivals India at the Twenty20 World Cup. An epic 82 not out from Virat Kohli powered India to a stunning last-ball win on Sunday in front of a frenzied crowd of more than 90,000 at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Pakistan have little room left for further error when they play Zimbabwe in Perth on Thursday, in a game they will be expected to win. "The hurt remains after losing such a big match. We were heartbroken," said middle-order batsman Iftikhar, who hit 51 in Pakistan's 159-8, but it turned out to be just not quite enough.Iftikhar said that morale was high despite the lingering heartache and praised skipper Babar Azam for his handling of the team ...