Pakistan coach blames 'foreign conditions' for World Cup 2023 mishap

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Pakistan coach Grant Bradburn has blamed 'foreign conditions' as the reason for their team's downfall in the ICC World Cup 2023.

Pakistan are enduring a dismal World Cup campaign in India. The Pakistan team have lost four straight matches and are on the brink of elimination from the group stages. They started with two victories, but then lost against India, Australia, Afghanistan and South Africa respectively.

The Babar Azam-led side will be up against Bangladesh on Tuesday in a must-win match. And even if they win their next three matches, there is no surety for them to advance to the semifinals.

Amid this, Pakistan coach Grant Bradburn says the unfamiliar condition of India is the main reason they failed to perform in the tournament.

"We are in a position that we didn't want to be. We are determined at this stage of the tournament to be in control of our destiny but we're not. That hurts the group," Bradburn was quoted as saying by PTI.

"This tournament is on foreign conditions for us. None of our players have played here before. Every venue is a new one, including this one."

Bradburn said his side have done their homework meticulously but feels all the venues are new to them and that has worked as a disadvantage.

"We've done our homework meticulously on our opposition, on our venues that we're playing at, and we're prepared very, very well for each and every encounter.

"But the reality is that each and every venue is a new one for us and we don't feel disadvantaged at all in terms of the knowledge, the quality, the skill, the backing that we have for this team of cricketers," the Pakistan coach added.

The Pakistan team is in trouble on the field, and things are pretty dark off the field as well. On Monday, PCB chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq resigned amidst conflict of interest allegations.