Punjab Sports Minister Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar congratulated the Pakistan cricket team on winning 11th consecutive T20 series and star batsman Babar Azam on breaking Indian captain Virat Kohli’s world record against New Zealand during the 3-match T20 rubber in United Arab Emirates.
In a greeting Punjab Sports Minister Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti felicitated green shirts on their 11th consecutive T20 series triumph. India and England are placed 2nd and 3rd with six and five consecutive T20 series victories respectively. Babar Azam accumulated 1000 runs in just 26 T20 matches one fewer than Indian skipper Kohli. He further said national side had displayed outstanding performance in all three departments in the T20 format of the game. “Babar Azam, Hafeez, Imad Waseem and other members of the team won the hearts of the nation through their marvelous performances,” he added.
DG SBP Nadeem Sarwar, in his message said Pakistan has been dominating in the shortest format of the game and have not lost a series since Sarfraz Ahmed took over as captain. He lauded the team effort that has resulted in another victory. “Captain Sarfraz Ahmed and the entire squad deserve a lot of credit for this magnificent team performance. I wish the team more success in the coming days,” he stated.
Punjab Sports Minister Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and DG SBP Nadeem Sarwar urged the national cricket team to maintain their consistency in the upcoming ODI and Test series against the same opponents in UAE.