President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Congratulate National Cricket Team on Thrilling Tri-Series Victory Against England; Praise Shadab Khan’s Century and Historic Last-Wicket Stand
ISLAMABAD : The President of the state, Asif Ali Zardari and the Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif have congratulated the National Cricket Team after the sensational, nail-biting one-wicket win over England in the ongoing tri-nation ODI series.
President Asif Ali Zardari congratulated the team for their outstanding performance in difficult situations, saying they had shown a lot of determination, morale and class during their match, to give Pakistan a memorable victory.
Leadership tributes and exciting triumph over England highlighted key moments at the event.The event was marked by numerous leadership tributes and an exciting win over England.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pointed out that each wicket and every run the national team collected on the field reflected their outstanding spirit, discipline and skill and the last wicket stand between Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf completely changed the course of the match.
Heroic Century: The Prime Minister gave a special mention to the brilliant All-rounder, Shadab Khan whose match-winning 100 was vital to the foundation of Pakistan’s historic run chase.
Gaddafi Stadium Atmosphere and Federal Tributes: PM Shehbaz expressed his happiness over the immense joy that millions of Pakistanis derived from the roaring atmosphere of Lahore’s cricket fans and praised PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and the entire team for their exemplary efforts. Meanwhile, Attaullah Tarar, the Federal Minister for Information, hailed the match as one of the most exciting in cricket history and spoke highly of the non-forgettable experience at the Gaddafi Stadium and Shadab’s under-pressure master class as all looked bleak.