http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972: Patience brings success in Test cricket – Cricket News Update
Pakistan’s skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has claimed that patience is the key to winning Test matches. He is currently leading his side against Sri Lanka in a three match Test series against Sri Lanka in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
The Men in Green were criticised for their negative approach during the first Test of the series in Abu Dhabi. The team required 170 runs for victory in 21 overs with 10 wickets in hand, but decided to play for a draw.
However, Misbah believes that success will come eventually if the players stay patient and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 to the basics.
The 37-year-old said, “Whether bowling or batting, the key is patience. Following our performance in the first Test in Abu Dhabi we discussed on the importance of sticking to the basics. Batsmen should perform according to the situation, while bowlers must
hit the right areas.”
After the first Test ended in a draw, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 claimed that his side had the edge over the opposition.
However, Misbah did not agree with this statement at all and stated, “It is http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 who have gained a lot of positives from the first Test. We would have got at least 30 wickets had we held on to the catches. Our batsmen played very well too. Sri Lankans
played well but we still have the edge over them.”
The Pakistani team dropped seven catches during the opposition’s second innings. This really hurt the team badly and allowed the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 to draw the game.
Veteran batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 was the star of the show for his side, scoring a big century. He scored a double century and was named man-of-the-match for his match saving performance.
The classy left-handed player needed some support from the other end, as wickets were falling regularly. However, wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HAPW-Jayawardene-c1529 also scored a ton, hurting the home team badly.
Apart from this resistance from the Sri Lankan batsmen, there was nothing positive for the team. They were extremely lucky, not ending up on the losing side but need to work hard in the second Test to challenge the aggressive opposition.
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