Winning is important, not entertaining crowd, says Misbah-ul-Haq – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972, the Pakistani skipper, has stated that his team’s foremost priority is to achieve good results in Test cricket, and entertaining spectators comes second.
Despite the fact that under his command, the Green Shirts have been doing outstanding work - not losing a series last year, Misbah’s defensive approach often becomes a subject of criticism. The critics alleged that the Cornered Tigers have become a dull
side under the captaincy of the 37-year-old.
Misbah, however, is paying no heed to the criticism, and said that his side will focus only on playing good cricket during the upcoming high-profile clash against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749.
"At the moment winning cricket matches is more important than entertaining in Test cricket. Our first aim is to win matches, we want to continue to win matches, build the confidence of the players and the team, then we can look at working on the entertainment
aspect in Test cricket," PakPassion.net quoted Misbah, as saying.
Starting with the Dubai Test on January 17, 2012, the series against the Englishmen includes three Tests, four One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals.
Referring to Pakistan’s triumphs over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and Bangladesh, the skipper expressed satisfaction over his team’s performance during 2011.
"It was a good year for the Pakistan cricket team, the performances have been good. Starting from the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, it's been a very good show from every player," shared the
veteran batsman who was appointed skipper for all formats of the sport earlier last year.
He, however, rued over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. The side produced excellent results last year, but Misbah asked his guys not to be complacent.
Although, he was pleased with the way his bowlers and performed during past 12 months, he cited fielding and catching as the two week points, the boys needs to work on. He added that that the side will look into developing specialist fieldsmen for crucial
catching positions such as silly point, short leg and in the slip cordon.
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