Updated On: 25 October, 2021 12:00 PM IST | Karachi | PTI
Misbah, who was forced to resign as head coach of the national team one month before the World T20 Cup, said the players must remain focussed on winning the mega-event after beating India for the first time in a World Cup.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam. Pic.AFP
Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq and current skipper Babar Azam were among the ones who cautioned the players of not going "overboard" with their celebrations following the historic win over India as it was only the first match of the team`s T20 World Cup campaign. Misbah, who was forced to resign as head coach of the national team one month before the World T20 Cup, said the players must remain focussed on winning the mega-event after beating India for the first time in a World Cup.
Speaking on the A sports Channel with Waqar who also resigned as bowling coach before the tournament, Misbah said: "I just hope we don`t go overboard with the celebrations and forget we have more matches to play and win in the World Cup." Misbah said that the team had displayed perfect discipline and executed its plans to perfection to beat India by 10 wickets. `Now the task is to ensure we continue to play with the same discipline with every player fulfilling his role like he did against India if we are to win the tournament,` Misbah added.