Losing in-form players through injuries is a matter of concern : Misbah-ul-Haq Quotes from Misbah-ul-Haq, who spoke to the media on the eve of the 2nd Test New Zealand If your players are in from, it affects your opposition mentally and psychologically We are hopeful our new opening pair will provide us with a similar start as the previous one Its a good chance for our new opening pair to prove itself We are concerned by Hafeezs injury, but the final decision has not been taken yet We are waiting to see how Hafeez is feeling and what our physios call will be Obviously, if Hafeez is not fit to play, it will affect our team combination to some extent While batting in the last match, Hafeez pulled his hamstring and its a level 1 strain He is better now, but we will have to wait and see how he feels before the game tomorrow It looks a typical Dubai pitch, which might slow down and turn later Its concerning, when you lose in from players through injuries We would like to continue with the same momentum and confidence in the upcoming games We are not thinking about Hafeezs bowling action at the moment and need him as a batsman too Sometimes, batting first gives you a big advantage, but we need to cope with batting last as well You cannot control the toss, so you have to be ready for whatever the outcome of the toss is We have Shan Masood, who showed his talent against South Africa and did well in the side match Taufeeq Umar is very experienced and has an average of 39 in international cricket We are confident about our openers and these two can do equally well Its all about basics in the Test matches. Put runs on the board and exploit the conditions, while bowling We know we have 6 batsmen in form and our keeper is in top form, which is a boost Shan Masood played very well on debut against the likes of Steyn, Morkel and Philander He is a hardworking guy, with a good temperament He has all the qualities of a good opener and with experience, he can develop in to a fine player
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:28:55 +0000
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