Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Dr Hassan Askari has congratulated the national cricket team for its glorious victory against Zimbabwe in the first T20 match of Tri-Series. While applauding the players, he said that Pakistani players displayed excellent performance in the field with passion, determination and hard-work which brought defeat for the host team. Success in first match of Tri-Series is the result of team work and untiring struggle of players, he said. The Caretaker Punjab CM Dr Hassan Askari further added that the players of the national cricket team have outclassed their competitors in every field as their game was up to mark with efficient team work which resulted into such splendid victory. The interim chief minister of Punjab hoped that the national players will exhibit same performance with more zeal and zest to achieve triumph in final. Published in Daily Times, July 2nd 2018.