{"id":20877,"date":"2023-11-03T13:55:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/like-living-under-covid-mickey-arthur-on-stifling-world-cup-security-in-india\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T13:55:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:55:08","slug":"like-living-under-covid-mickey-arthur-on-stifling-world-cup-security-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/like-living-under-covid-mickey-arthur-on-stifling-world-cup-security-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Like living under Covid\u2019: Mickey Arthur on \u2018stifling\u2019 World Cup security in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Team director Mickey Arthur on Friday described the tight security facing the Green Shirts at the World Cup in India as \u201cstifling\u201d, leaving players feeling as if they are \u201cback in Covid times\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Arthur\u2019s comments came a day ahead of the team\u2019s crucial match against New Zealand which Pakistan must win to keep their hopes alive of reaching the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1785926\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Several players have already suffered fever and flu at various stages of the tournament which fast bowler Hasan Ali attributed to \u201croom sickness\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Players are not allowed to venture out of their hotel without heavy security, forcing them to spend most of their time in hotel rooms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a Pakistan team, we play a hell of a lot of cricket so being on the road is nothing new for these guys,\u201d said Arthur.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat has been tough is the fact that we\u2019ve been under a massive amount of security. So, I\u2019ve been sort of taken aback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI found it difficult. It\u2019s almost like we\u2019ve been back in the Covid times, where you were almost secluded to your floor and your team room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo much so that their breakfast is in a separate room from everybody else. That\u2019s been the tough aspect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan is playing a tournament in India for the first time since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Arthur said that outside of playing and training, the team has not had many outings since their arrival in the last week of September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe boys are used to being on the road but when they\u2019re on the road, they\u2019ve still been able to get out and go and have meals, for example, at different places, and get out on their own accord.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t been able to do that this time. And that\u2019s been tough. That has been quite stifling,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Arthur said no decision has been made yet on all-rounder Shadab Khan\u2019s participation in the remaining matches after he suffered a concussion against South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShadab went through a preliminary test today,\u201d said Arthur. \u201cHe came through that OK, but we\u2019re in no position yet to make a decision on him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was Shadab\u2019s third concussion, having collided with a Sussex team-mate in a Twenty20 match in the UK in May 2023 and at the Asia Cup last year.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Arthur admitted Pakistan has not played up to their potential in India.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be brutally honest, I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve played to our full potential in this tournament yet. I thought the Bangladesh game was the first game where we actually put a complete game together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1785076\">beat<\/a> Bangladesh by seven wickets in Kolkata on Tuesday, their third win in seven games.<\/p>\n<p>They now not only need to beat New Zealand on Saturday and defending champions England (Kolkata on November 11) but also hope other results go their way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got ourselves into a position before the Bangladesh game where it was kind of out of our hands and it\u2019s come back in a funny way into our hands again,\u201d said Arthur.<\/p>\n<p>Arthur admitted South Africa\u2019s 190-run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1785637\/de-kock-van-der-dussen-centuries-help-south-africa-thump-nz\">defeat<\/a> of New Zealand on Wednesday has handed them a lifeline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouth Africa did us a little bit of a favour as well so it\u2019s kind of pushed it back into our hands, albeit a long shot and we need to win big in both our remaining matches,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team director Mickey Arthur on Friday described the tight security facing the Green Shirts at the World Cup in India as \u201cstifling\u201d, leaving players feeling as if they are \u201cback in Covid times\u201d. 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