Shoaib Malik on 2017 Champions Trophy: Told team mates to stop thinking about result after India defeat

Shoaib Malik has said that he asked his teammates to stop thinking about the results and concentrate on their own game to turn Pakistan's fortunes around in the 2017 Champions Trophy.

Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has said that he asked his team mates to stop thinking about the result during the 2017 Champions Trophy before the team turned their dwindling form around and won the tournament. Pakistan came into the tournament as rank underdogs and lost their first match against by 124 runs. Malik said that he gave a pep talk to the players after that game. "My entire pep talk during the Champions Trophy revolved around how nobody can guarantee you a spot in the side, nor can anyone take it away from you. We were spending a lot of time practising, but we weren't getting results," Malik said on Cricwik.