Clean sweep over Afghans will inspire us, provide us momentum going into Asia Cup: Babar Azam | Cricket News

Pakan skipper Babar Azam believes the recent thumping 3-0 ODI series win over Afghanan will “inspire” his side and provide much-needed momentum heading into the Asia Cup, starting Wednesday.
The Asia Cup is set to be hosted in a hybrid model Pakan and Sri Lanka from August 30 till September 17.
Pakan came up with a terrific performance against Afghanan, clean sweeping the latter 3-0 in the just-concluded ODI series just before the continental showpiece.
On Saturday, Pakan triumphed over Afghanan 59 runs in the third and final ODI at the R Premadasa Stadium here.
“We are thrilled heading into the Asia Cup. How we have won the (ODI) series against Afghanan will be an inspiration for us in the tournament,” Azam was quoted as saying PCB.
“It was never easy against Afghanan as most people would have thought. Everyone knows how terrific they are on spin-friendly conditions.
“The momentum from this series will give us confidence during the Asia Cup. We hope to produce good cricket for our fans,” he added.Most Read
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The series sweep has allowed Pakan to leapfrog Australia and reach the summit of the ICC ODI team rankings.
Azam credited the achievement to team effort.
“When you attain the No. 1 spot, you get a lot of satisfaction. It is all due to the efforts of the entire squad along with the support staff,” he said.

“We had been at the top of the ODI rankings earlier. But, we came back down to No. 2 after losing a fixture,” he signed off.