‘Umeed nahi haarni…’: Akhtar backs Pak to come back stronger

As India blew away Pakistan in a lopsided affair at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in front of a packed house on Saturday, former pacer Shoaib Akhtar was quite disappointed with Babar Azam and co.’s performance. India cruised past their arch-rivals, winning the high-octane contest by 7 wickets. However, despite the humiliating loss, Akhtar backed the team and asked the Babar-led side not to get demoralised by the defeat as there is still a long way to go in the tournament.