We are confident that we will put up a better show in this tournament : Hafeez “We have got a good mix of international players, as well as young and talented players who are staking claims for places in the national team,” he said. “As a captain I believe in everyone. All are team players and match-winners, and have performed well at the domestic level. This is a different platform and there will be pressure. But the boys have done well at the domestic level and hopefully they will do well here as well.” “To be honest, as a team we have got everything. You will see in a couple of days that we have strength in out batting as well as our bowling. And we are blessed with some good gutsy youngsters. They haven’t yet represented the country but are hungry to do that. And we have six international players in our side. So as a team we are confident that we will put up a better show in this tournament.” All teams have the pressure to qualify. The pressure is the same for everyone and handling the pressure will be the key especially at this stage because all the teams that have come here are champions of their respective domestic T20s. Mumbai Indians are a big name in the IPL so the pressure will be on them as well to qualify. And whoever will play well will go through.” We will get an idea when we practice. As a professional you have to be able to adapt, and we will do that. We will go see, practice and then make our strategy.” We all know Rohit was their leader. He was leading the side so they are definitely going to miss his leadership. Also he is one of the key players for the Mumbai Indians. I personally feel that they will miss his leadership. But they are a good side and we are ready for them.” “These are different teams and the Mumbai Indians team is not only comprised of Indian players but also Internationals (overseas players). We always enjoy coming to India. Our team has international players as well as youngsters. So it is going to be a good platform for them to come and perform on.” The decision is not up to the players. The opportunity that we have got to come here and participate in the CLT20 we will enjoy that and in the future if there is situation where we get to play then we will see.” I have come to India 7-8 times and personally I have always received a lot of love here and it is the same way when the Indian team comes to Pakistan. The people there love them. People from both nations love each other and like to meet. Pakistan-India series is a series that the world looks forward to watching and players enjoy playing against each other. So I think there should be cricket matches or sporting contests between both the countries.” “All the teams that have come here are good teams. The first match against the Mumbai Indians will be a good game and we will try our best to start well from the first game.”
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:48:15 +0000
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