Cricket News In Brief – January 20, 2012 – Part 2
Pakistani interim coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohsin-Hasan-Khan-c77595 has praised his players for their impressive showing against England in the first Test while also added the need of keeping their focus for the second Test.
The Poms were outplayed at the Dubai International Stadium, losing the opening five-day game inside three days as the Men In Green registered an impressive 10-wicket victory.
The next match will be played at Abu Dhabi from January 25th. “Shortly after the match finished today we had a team meeting where we all discussed the importance of not being complacent and maintaining our focus for the second Test match in Abu Dhabi," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohsin-c77587 said.
Former Australian head coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Timothy-John-Nielsen-c94043 has backed his team to reach to the summit of Test cricket in the next 12 months.
Nielsen was replaced by South African, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 handsomely to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the four- match Test series.
The former mentor has also praised the bowling pairing of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BW-Hilfenhaus-c1204, who have been the tormentor in chief against the Men In Blue.
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http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 has been poor so far in the series, having scored just 36 runs from the first three ODIs, but Kirsten feels that the former limited over skipper is going through a tough time.
"He's going through a tough time and he realises it. There is a lot of pressure on him and he knows he has to perform. I also went through it when I played - I know exactly what it's all about," Kirsten said.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482, the Pakistani flamboyant all-rounder has stated his preference to perform for the national team rather than play in the lucrative Bangladeshi Premier League.
Boom Boom was scooped by the Dhaka franchise for a whopping 700,000 Dollars, the highest submission for an overseas player. However, Afridi reportedly is committed to play for the national team which will take on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in a limited over series during the time of the BPL.
"I am happy that I've been chosen above many famed cricketers," but "I can only think about playing in the league when I don't have national commitments," he said.
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