Forget Asia Cup, concentrate on World Cup, says Malik
Pakistan veteran middle-order batsman Shoaib Malik, has called for the Under 19 cricket team to forget their recent stint at U-19 Asia Cup, and concentrate on the upcoming World Cup. Malik who was invited at a ceremony held at Lahore in the honour of the National Under-19 team, he advised the young players to showcase their skills at the cricket field, if they show discipline, they get success in every field, he said, quoted local media. Thank you @pepsipakistan for having me at the Official send-off for our U19 team for the World Cup 2018. Have to appreciate the excellent execution of the #FutureXI program & loads of Duas for our boys, make us proud Shabba! pic.twitter.com/wpid69UAPU — Shoaib Malik (@realshoaibmalik) December 19, 2017 Earlier, the U-19 cricket team suffered a humiliating loss, when cricket minnows the Afghanistan U-19 beat them by 185 runs at the final of U-19 Asia Cup, last month. Meanwhile, the Under-19 Cricket World Cup would commence on January 13th in New Zealand.