I got motivated after Babar Azam called me 'buddha', says Shadab Khan

Pakistan beat West Indies by 53 runs in the final one-day international to successfully complete a whitewash against the visitors, which was largely possible thanks to Shadab Khan's all-around performance.

The all-rounder played a scintillating knock of 86 runs and took four wickets to hand Pakistan their third victory of the series as the Men in Green registered a comprehensive 3-0 win.

Speaking to the media after the series victory, Shadab reflected upon his crucial knock and revealed his gameplan before heading to the bat in the third and final ODI.

"It was a pressure situation, and I and Khushdil Shah planned to take it easy till the second powerplay, and we would take our chances after the 38th over in two-over power play," said Shadab.

The 23-year-old also commented on Pakistan skipper Babar Azam calling him "buddha" [old].

"I got a lot of motivation after Babar called me buddha. After getting injured, it's difficult to field properly, so that's why he called me buddha," Shadab revealed.

"I have been working hard at the National High Performance Center to bowl more overs because it was initially difficult to bowl after getting injured. Hopefully, I will keep working hard and try to improve."

Shadab said it was a little bit better for batters in the third match as opposed to the previous two ODIs.

"But, it's cricket, you can get out on a good batting pitch. As you saw today, Nicholas Pooran took four wickets. I saw Pooran bowl for the first time and he claimed four wickets," he concluded.