Sri Lanka - Pakistan series will be evenly contested
Captain Misbah-ul-Haq said the upcoming series against Sri Lanka in
the UAE will be evenly contested.
Speaking to the media on the eve of Pakistan's departure to UAE for
his country's 'home series', Misbah said the retirement of Muttiah
Muralitharan will have a positive psychological impact on his team.
"The bowling of the Sri Lankans has definitely been weakened with the
retirement of Muttiah Muralitharan as he was a champion bowler but we
can't take them lightly at all," he said.
"It is going to be a tough series for us but I am confident we can do
well because the players have been improving with every series and we
have to do our things right."
The two teams play three tests, five one-day internationals and a T20
match with the the first test set to begin from Oct 18 at the Sheikh
Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Pakistan's interim coach Mohsin Khan also told his side to focus on
the mental aspect of the game.
"Mental toughness is sometimes the difference between winning and
losing in a tight match. Look at the great Australian teams of the past
few years; they had a never-say-die attitude and that meant they
managed, time and again, to grab victory from the jaws of defeat. They
were mentally so strong and this is something that I have been speaking
in detail about to the Pakistan squad at the camp. |