Former Pakistani players appreciated their national team after they defeated hosts England to reach the final of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy on Wednesday.
England, previously the only unbeaten team left in the eight-strong one-day worldwide tournament and huge favourites to defeat Pakistan, were bowled out for just 211 in Cardiff on Wednesday.
"This was a golden chance to win a tournament at home, and I think all we can do now is keep looking towards that World Cup and use this as a really good platform", Root added.
England captain Eoin Morgan said his team did not simply adapt to the conditions.
He said: "I think for the first part of our innings, we played pretty well". "We knew that we were going to play on a used wicket at some stage in this tournament and we found out the other day that this would be on a used wicket".
Pakistan's rise means they will automatically qualify for the 2019 World Cup, leaving the race between West Indies and Sri Lanka.
Pakistan bowled England out for just 211, in an era where 300 is considered a one-day worldwide "par score", after captain Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss and fielded.
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"Pakistan opted to bowl first, which we all thought was the wrong decision, as we thought the pitch would deteriorate and become harder to score on. You guys have been thrashed fair and square by Pakistan", he said. Pakistan outplayed us. It was a used pitch but you should be able to play on all kinds of surface at this level.
"The turnaround is built on the inclusion of youngsters and it could only be done by a Pakistan team", said Ramiz Raja, an ex-Pakistan captain who now works at a cricket commentator.
"We did not adapt to conditions. I felt like we were trying to take a positive option against them, but the conditions didn't allow us to do that".
"Every partnership we had started behind the rate, which put us under the pump a little bit, and none of our batsmen seemed to get away".
Sarfraz Ahmed's Pakistan team had the lowest ranking entering the Champions Trophy, and were pilloried after a disappointing opening loss that had critics suggesting they couldn't advance beyond the group stage.
While Pakistan looks at a possible reunion with India on Sunday, the Virat Kohli-led side will take on Bangladesh at Edgbaston on Thursday. "I think we played very well and that's why we won".
"We certainly weren't over-confident", he said. "They boosted us up really well".
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