Chasing targets still a concern, admits Hafeez – Cricket News Roundup – Part III – September 11, 2012
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, on Tuesday admitted that chasing is still a cause of concern for his side.
"There is a concern in chasing a target but I am confident that we will improve and do well in the World Twenty20," said Hafeez while speaking to media persons after 94-run crushing at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, in the third and final T20 of the series, which
the Men in Green won 2-1.
The promising all-rounder however said that despite losing the final T20 encounter quite comprehensively, there is a happy feeling in the camp and they are gearing up for the marquee tournament. The Pakistan team flew for Sri Lanka, from Dubai early Tuesday,
where they will open up their T20 World Cup campaign against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 on September 23.
Sri Lankan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 is relishing the presence of all-rounders in his squad ahead of the World T20 Championship, commencing on September 18.
"[The all-rounders] give us a lot of options in our team combination, so we can pick more batsmen or more bowlers to suit conditions and opposition, and still have a balanced team," said the 35-year-old top-order batsman during a media encounter on Monday.
Jayawardene also expressed satisfaction over the speedy recovery of veteran batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KMDN-Kulasekara-c1802, nursing finger and groin injuries respectively. Sri Lanka, the hosts for the latest edition of the marquee tournament,
have been placed in Group C, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045. They will play the Rhodesians in the tournament curtain raiser at Hambantota, on September 18.
Pakistan Cricket Board has snapped up legendary batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Javed-Miandad-c66580 to mentor the national team batsmen ahead of the T20 World Cup, to be held in Sri Lanka between September 18 and October 7.
Miandad, the 55-year-old former Pakistan skipper, now director general cricket in the PCB, confirmed the news on Tuesday. However, he rubbished the media reports that he was going to Sri Lanka in the capacity of national batting coach.
"I am not going there as a batting coach. I was told by the board chairman to go to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and have sessions with the players ahead of the World Cup,” said the veteran batsman.
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