http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 confident of beating England – Cricket News Update
Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistani skipper, has said that the way his side has been performing over the past few months, makes him confident that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
The Pakistani team has achieved good results in the last one year. They played the semi-final of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, who they defeated in Tests and
One Day Internationals.
Team Green starts the New Year by playing England in a Test match, ODI and T20I series in the UAE. England is the leading Test side in the world but Misbah is confident that if his team performs to the levels that they have been, they can defeat the English.
"England is the world's best Test team but in current form we can beat any team if we keep the good form and co-ordination which we showed this year," Misbah told reporters.
Misbah was appointed Test captain last year, after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-Butt-c2418 was sacked due to his involvement in the spot fixing scandal, and under his captaincy Pakistan is yet to lose a Test match series.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 is flying high at the moment but Misbah has thrown caution to the wind by saying that his players need to improve their game in order to defeat the English.
"Despite achieving some good results we still need to overcome some of the mistakes which we committed. Our targets on the Bangladesh tour were to keep consistency in our performance, overcome some of the mistakes and improve our rankings and that we achieved,"
added the seasoned campaigner who has led Pakistan to six Test wins so far.
After a three-match Test series, the two teams are scheduled to play four ODIs and three T20 Internationals. The Englishmen have already started their preparations for the big battle, and it will be a tough assignment for the Green Shirts.
Misbah, is not paying heed to the Test rank of English, instead he is focusing on his own team, who are gelling well, and there is unity amongst the player, a sign that bodes well for the Pakistani team.
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