we have to take those things positively and perform because they love us a lot and we should not mind if they say something despite all that afridi in his own way remains a charmer in the asia cup too he had singlehandedly won the match i wont give any excuses but virat kohli was the biggest difference if you create a panic situation in the team then it is difficult to sort out things what people are saying is up to them but as a captain i am just concerned about my teams performance he said afridi has received more flak from pakistan media after the side lost to india on sunday earlier new zealand coach mike hesson said pakistans unpredictability of bouncing back in crunch situations makes them a tough team to beat a wide smile on his face body uptight afridi sat down and answered every question patientlyit happens but people who get angry at us also love us afridi said in the prematch press conference a team wins because it makes fewer mistakes than the other virat kohli too didnt make things any easier for them my experience here it has always been a good pitch one loss and pakistan are out of the tournament and afridi too will effectively retire from cricket miracles always dont work in cricket whatever happens is a thing of future we have to stop repeating small mistakes and play good cricket added afridi pakistan played new zealand in january where the seam bowlers played a crucial role their win against india on a good spin track was amazing we made more mistakes we did not read the pitch right and also lost the toss in the subcontinent cricket is big this after his love from india comment was blown out of proportion speaking of mistakes pakistan erred in reading the surface at eden gardens its also a different event and we have the hunger to win the next match afridi himself is aware of it and despite many people not being too confident of pakistan the captain believes the team is capable enough the pitch will be same for both the teams and it is more important how we play on it he said new zealand is a good team they have been playing good cricket for a few years now but conditions are different mohali shahid afridi is aware that the situations surrounding him and his side are not the greatest the team is well balanced and has good spinners in the last match india played well and won but thats history now they are playing really well in this format here too itll be no different though afridi ruled out the possibility of new zealand having any edge due to the pitch and conditions but its going to happen tuesday i have belief in me and my teams ability that we will make the best use of our skills in tomorrows game on a surface that surprisingly had