Aamir Sohail warns Pakistan not to read too much into their victory over Zimbabwe – Cricket News Update
Pakistan’s former Captain Aamir Sohail commended the Men in Green for wrapping up a successful tour of Zimbabwe; however, at the same time, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-c90628 also warned the team to remain cautious of their upcoming series against tougher competitors starting with
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, and followed by England.
“I think http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 everything to gain. But the way Pakistan played and won all its matches the
tour has been a positive one for them,” said Sohail.
The former Test player also appreciated the performance of the fresh lot on the national team that contributed much to the team’s success, and lauded the management for letting the new players have an opportunity to play.
“It is a series where we saw http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aizaz-Cheema-c961 also emerged as capable fast bowlers,” Sohail said.
Pakistan kicked off its tour to Zimbabwe with an opening win at the one-off Test match at Bulawayo on September 5, 2011, where the Rhodesian hosts suffered a 7-wicket loss at the hands of the Men in Green.
The tour then moved on to its second leg of 3-One Day International matches, where again Pakistan marked a 3-0 triumph, followed by the eventual 2-0 win at the Twenty20 series, that came as the final spell of the tour.
However, Sohail also believes that having secured an impressive win against Zimbabwe, the team must now come out of its ‘trance’ and lay its prime focus on the upcoming assignments that may come a little tough for the Men in Green.
For the matter, the former Captain also advised the management to take requisite minutes from the preceding tour that may aid in making necessary preparations for the upcoming October-November series against Sri Lanka in UAE, where the Men in Green will
also take on the English, in January next year.
Pakistan is also scheduled to tour http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in January.
As for now, the Pakistani squad, under the captaincy of proud, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972, is scheduled to make its arrival in Lahore on Wednesday.
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