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The Pakistan cricket team’s flying run in the Asia Cup 2023 was brought to ground as India handed them a 228-run defeat in the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 clash. In a match that lasted for 2 days, Pakistan were completely outplayed by the Indians. Even Pakistan’s head coach Grant Bradburn<\/a> said that he was grateful to the Indian team for what happened over Sunday and Monday, with Babar Azam<\/a>‘s men learning some valuable lessons on the 22-yard strip.<\/p>\n “My gut feeling is that we are grateful for the gift that has been this last two days,” Bradburn told reporters, leaving them puzzled with his remark.<\/p>\n The Pakistan head coach then explained his statement, saying: “We don’t get to play some of the best players in the world very often.”<\/p>\n “We haven’t lost a game of cricket for the last three months, so it’s a timely reminder that we need to turn up every day, put in our best on the park, and it’s actually a gift in the last two days we haven’t done that,” he added.<\/p>\n India’s KL Rahul<\/a> and Virat Kohli<\/a> scored a century each, taking the team’s total to 356 runs before Kuldeep Yadav<\/a> spun a web around Pakistan batters, claiming a 5-wicket-haul. Bradburn admitted that his team wasn’t up to the mark.<\/p>\n “We lost at all facets of the game,” Bradburn said. “No excuses, we weren’t good enough in the last two days.”<\/p>\n Despite the nature of the defeat, Bradburn is confident of his team bouncing back.<\/p>\n “Certainly wasn’t a surprise. Everyone’s seen how lethal our bowling attack is and good teams will counteract that,” he said.<\/p>\n “Our batting unit hasn’t clicked in the past month and again, that is a positive sign,” he said. “We have full trust in them. We are very consistent with our selection. We know they will come right.”<\/p>\n