Misbah-ul-Haq admits Pakistan will have to work hard for England series – Cricket News Update
Pakistan’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
The Men in Green have had a terrific run in all three formats of the game this year and look to carry the same momentum in the coming year.
However, they will be up against a quality side at the start of the year. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 are ranked number one in the ICC Test and Twenty team rankings and will be eager to do well on slow pitches of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Despite the current status of the English side, Misbah believes his men can take them on, as they are full of confidence.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in every format of the game. The team’s skipper was delighted after delivering positive results and said that everyone worked hard.
The 37-year-old said, ““If you look at the team's performance throughout the year, especially the Test analysis, you will find the top six batsmen scoring around the same runs and they average nearly the same. And the bowlers did splendidly, picking regular
wickets, it not only one guy who is performing.”
However, he added, “Despite achieving some good results we still need to overcome some of the mistakes we committed. The management as well as the players are determined to overcome them because England will be really tough.”
Bowling has been the main weapon for the Green Shirts, but batsmen are also scoring runs with consistency. The only concern for the team will be its fielding, which has been below par on a few occasions.
Some players like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595 have been sensational in the field, but others need to be a lot more consistent.
During 2011, Pakistan won all their series except the one against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, team which managed to level the two match Test competition by 1-1.
Misbah will look to continue the same dominance in 2012 and win the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. The team has already won the event once in 2009 and will be one of the favourites next year.
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