The Champions League 2017 closing was an important day for Pakistan because the Sarfaraz Ahmed-led aspect defeated India to clinch the title due to a superb knock from Fakhar Zaman and spectacular bowling performances from Hasan Ali and Mohammad Amir. Zaman slammed a ton to take Pakistan to 338 and in response, India by no means regarded snug as they have been bundled out for 158. In a latest interplay on the Nadir Ali Podcast, Sarfaraz opened up concerning the victory and shared some attention-grabbing anecdotes.

“This is a memory (winning the Champions Trophy) which I can never forget. To win a final against India cannot be described in words. Had it been a normal match, it wouldn’t have been such a big deal. We had won matches against India earlier as well, in ICC events, bilateral series – in fact, we have won more. But to win against such a team, which could chase down any total was incredible,” Sarfaraz mentioned.

“No runs were enough for them. India had MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, whereas we had two-toothed toddlers. We had kids, who today are taking Pakistan cricket to greater heights. Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan Faheem Ashraf, they were all young players. If you compare their team with ours, there was absolutely no comparison. We had only 2 experienced players in Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik. The rest of the guys were so raw and new,” he added.

The former Pakistan skipper additionally spoke at size concerning the friendship between Indian and Pakistani cricketers prior to now and in addition prolonged his assist to Babar Azam throughout the interview.