Misbah wary of wounded India – Cricket News Update
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India have recently faced a 2-1 Test series crushing against England, their first series defeat at the hands of the Three http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and Co was completely outgunned by the Poms in all the three departments of the game.
However, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 skipper is expecting a backlash from the wounded archrivals, and has urged his side not to underestimate the Men in Blue when they tour India later this month.
"There is no point underestimating them. We will have to play hard cricket," insisted Misbah while speaking to media reporters at the end of Wednesday’s training session at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
He also said that the team was not overly dependant on wily off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 to win in India, saying, "Every bowler has a role to play. Against India you need a balanced attack."
"You can't depend on any one, otherwise you will be under a lot of pressure. India has depth in their batting line-up and you can't catch them with any one bowler," added Misbah, who was appointed as Pakistan’s limited-overs skipper in May last year.
Misbah also welcomed former Pakistan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Inzamam-ul-Haq-c64383’s appointment as the national batting consultant.
"Inzamam has been very useful in helping us prepare both psychologically and mentally - what type of hurdles we are going to face, how to get out of it, how as a batsman you should carry yourself," Misbah said, adding, "No doubt in India-Pakistan cricket you have to play aggressive cricket and we will try to apply it over there."
Inzamam, a veteran middle-order batsman, who retired in 2007, was last week appointed as the national batting consultant to address the batting woes of Pakistan players during the forthcoming tours of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
India and Pakistan are scheduled to play two T20 Internationals and three One Day Internationals in late December and early January next year, at the latter’s backyard. Pakistan cricket team leaves for India on Saturday, December 22, 2012, and the series begins two days later, with a T20 International in Bangalore.
Experienced all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 will skipper the side in the T20s while Misbah will continue leading the side in the one-day leg of the itinerary, which gets underway in Chennai on December 30.
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