Dhaka, March 23: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is not looking too far ahead about a possible clash with India in the semifinals of the World Cup, saying the team’s immediate focus was on beating the West Indies in the quarterfinal here tomorrow.
After finishing on top of Group A and ending Australia’s unbeaten run in World Cup matches, the champions of the 1992 edition will battle it out against West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium and a win over Darren Sammy’s men could set-up a high-voltage semi-final showdown against arch-rivals India if the ‘Men In Blue’ beat Australia in other quarterfinal in Ahmedabad, on Thursday.
“I am not even thinking of the next match, whether it is India or Australia. Our entire focus is on winning the quarter-final against the West Indies,” Afridi told reporters here at the pre-match media conference.
-Agencies