http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 to perform above potential against England – Cricket News Update
Taufeeq Umar, the Pakistani opener, has opined that his team will have to play at their optimum level when taking on the world’s No.1 side, England, in the upcoming bilateral series, starting from January 17th at the neutral venues of United Arab
Emirates (UAE).
The batsman has claimed that the English are a strong team and will test Pakistan. They are on a good run and have beaten some of the top international teams in the recent past.
Umar also praised the professionalism and balance of England.
Speaking to the media today, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749. We’ll try our level best to perform well in the series. The England team are a very good side who have been performing very well and
their team combination is a very strong one with all of their players in good form.”
England beat the No.1 Test team in the world at that time http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, in the summer of 2011, to claim the No.1 spot for themselves. They have consolidated their position and are tough to beat.
The series is going to be highly competitive, as the No.1 team in the world takes on the No.5 team in the world.
Umar said, “We saw last summer in England when India was touring there, just what a powerful team England are. I think the series against England will undoubtedly be a very competitive and tough one for Pakistan.”
The left-handed batsman was satisfied with his batting performances in the last year, which he regards as his most successful year for the Cornered Tigers. During that time Pakistan won four Test series, while Umar ended up as the top scorer for Pakistan
in the calendar year with 819 runs.
Taufeeq is hoping that he can carry on his form from last year into the New Year, and he is determined to keep the winning streak going, starting with the England series, later this month.
The prolific batsman will want to end 2012 as the leading run getter for Pakistan once again, and in the process propel his country up the International Cricket Council Test rankings.
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