Past record a source of motivation for us, says Mohammad Hafeez – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20s proves that the Green Shirts have the ability to deliver the goods at the world-stage and hopes his side will clinch the trophy, which will be very special for the
nation back home.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in 2009, and finished as semi-finalists the third time around in the Caribbean. The Men in Green remain the only team in the world to
have reached the semi-final stage of all three mega events played so far.
Because of the immense natural talent Pakistan possesses and a win percentage of 60.34, they are arguably the globe’s best T20 side.
Upon Pakistan team’s arrival in Colombo to take part in the fourth ICC World T20, the skipper expressed that the side’s confidence is on a high after beating Australia in the recently concluded three-match T20 series in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE). The all-rounder
maintains that the past record is going to be a motivating factor for Pakistan.
"Winning the World Cup is always something special for the nation," Hafeez said on arrival in Colombo. "We have done it two times earlier and this time we've got a good chance and have a good team. We have also got good momentum after winning the [Twenty20
international] series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 [in the UAE] and that has boosted the morale of the team."
So far, the Green Shirts have taken part in 58 T20 matches, winning 34 out of them, 2 ended as a tie; whereas, Pakistan had to be on the losing side in 22 encounters. No other country has won more matches in the shortest format than Pakistan.
However, the Pakistan captain understands that this is a fresh tournament and the boys cannot afford to take things for granted.
"We have done a great job in the last three T20 tournaments. We have been very successful in the event. We really want to ensure that we should not be complacent," the skipper added.
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