http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 rates Sri Lanka as a strong side despite Muralitharan’s retirement – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Muralitharan-c1864, would not have any impact on Sri Lanka's strength as a team against Pakistan in the upcoming 3-match Test series.
The 37-year-old, who was speaking to the media during the ongoing training camp for the forthcoming series against Sri Lanka, stated that they are not considering the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 as a weak side, and will be looking to play against them with proper planning and preparation.
Misbah, who recently took over the charge as Pakistan’s captain in all three formats of the game, also showed confidence over his side, and asserted that they are ready to show outstanding performances to beat Sri Lanka.
The Green Shirts are going to play their home series against the Lankan Lions, which includes 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, and a maiden Twenty20 in UAE.
The first Test match is scheduled to start from October, 18, 2011, at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imtiaz-Sheikh-c64290 Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi; whereas the 2nd and 3rd matches will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, and Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, from October, 26, 2011, and November, 3, 2011.
After the Test series, team Pakistan and Sri Lanka will collide with each other in the shorter format of the game.
Considering the recent performances of the Men in Green, it would not be an easy task for Sri Lanka to crush them.
As far as Misbah’s captaincy is concerned, the Pakistani side has been producing outstanding results over the last 12 months in the longer version of the game, levelling the 3-match test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in the start of this year.
Furthermore, the way they performed against the Zimbabwean side in the recently concluded series, rates them favourite against Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile, Pakistan has also been putting good performance in the shorter format of the game under the captaincy of star all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482, before Misbah’s appointment as the team’s skipper.
Coming back to Misbah’s statement over the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Rehman-c41691.
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