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 'Hopefully We Can Win WC 2023..'- PAK Team Director Mickey Arthur Says Before NED Clash

image-lne3f4lxPakistan team director Mickey Arthur with head coach Grant Bradburn [X.com]

In his second stint with Pakistan Cricket, team director Mickey Arthur is hopeful about his side lifting the coveted ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.

Arthur, who worked as head coach from 2016 to 2019, has already tasted success with Pakistan winning the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and wishes the current batch of players to scale even greater heights.

Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Arthur stated how Pakistan will have to play their own brand of cricket, and not focus on what Australia or England plays, and win the World Cup in their own fashion. 

Here's what Arthur said

"I think our bowling attack is up there as one of the best. And with runs on the board, our bowlers can generally defend that. You watch the likes of England and Australia playing this brand of cricket, ours will also follow that. There's no doubt. They're good enough to do that, but we are playing a brand that, we call it the 'Pakistan way'. We are playing a brand that is very, very particular to Pakistan and suits our team, our team dynamic. That's the brand that we are going play and hopefully win the World Cup with."

Despite Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf, Pakistan's bowling might be lacking with no Naseem Shah and all-rounder Shadab Khan being out of form. Khan has been guilty of bowling too many easygoing balls and not maintaining line and length. 

Unfazed, Arthur has openly backed his ace all-rounder and has called him a match-winner. 

"I wholeheartedly back Shadab. He's a wonderful cricketer. You look at his package of bowling, batting, fielding, it's exceptional. If we look at his bowling in isolation, he's just short of a little confidence. He hasn't lost his ability to turn the ball. His googly is still very, very good. He's one performance away from getting that confidence back."

Pakistan will start their World Cup 2023 campaign today locking horns against the Netherlands at Hyderabad.