Sunday 17 / August / 2025
Muscat: Former Pakistan cricket Team captain and veteran batter Syed Inzamam ul Haq was on a short trip to Muscat to take part in the Pakistan’s Independence Day celebration organised by the Embassy of Pakistan at Inter City Hotel on Wednesday.
Coming to Oman after a gap of almost 33 years, Inzamam was glad to see the city and many things almost in the same shape, as he saw way back in 1992-93.
Even though this was a two-day trip, the former Pakistan team captain fell in instant love with the peaceful nature of the city and he decided that he will make another trip to the country.
He said that he has heard about the natural beauty of the Sultanate of Oman, and desired to explore the entire country soon.
When asked about the dismal state of Pakistan cricket, he said that while looking at the encounter against West Indies in Trinidad which they lost by 202 runs, the condition of this team doesn’t look good.
“But it’s good that younger people are getting an opportunity. They are a talented lot and can perform better in the future. What I feel today is that whenever a team is made, it’s a combination of juniors and seniors. If you maintain a proper balance between these two, Insallah the performance of the team will improve day by day.
“The main problem with the players today is that they are lacking confidence. In cricket, even if a player is very talented, if he feels that after playing two or three matches, he will be thrown out, his performance will go down.”
He said that there is no dearth of talent in the Pakistan team, they are only lacking confidence. Babar is also suffering from a similar problem, he said, adding when you play for very long, a bad patch will definitely come in your career.
“Babar is a world class player, he needs your backing. If you support him, he will bounce back to form soon and perform much better than in the past,” Inzamam concluded.
