
April 5: In a post match press conference, Miandad said, 8220;Top class cricketers will refuse to come to India if this sort of behaviour continued.8221;
A happy looking Pakistan captain Wasim Akram said the victory had proved that his team was the best in Asia. The team had been consistent for the last two months. The total itself was a daunting task.
On crowd behaviour, he said may be they did so as the match was one sided. But the crowd should know that victory or defeat was bound to be there in a sport.
India8217;s stand-in captain Ajay Jadeja conceded that Pakistan had outplayed them in every department of the game. 8220;They totally outplayed us,8221; a sad looking Jadeja said and added, 8220;we have not batted well throughout the series.8221;
The Indian captain blamed the batsmen and said though it was a good pitch the players failed to capitalise on it. Asked which department the Indian team needed to improve before the Sharjah tournament and the World Cup, Jadeja replied, 8220;every department of cricket needs improvement.8221;
Man of the series Saurav Ganguly regretted he could not get going in the final. Ganguly, who emerged top scorer with 288 runs from five innings which included one century and two fifties and also claimed six wickets said, 8220;I batted well throughout the series but did not do well when it matter the most 8211; in the final.8221;