We’ll continue winning run in T20Is: Misbah

LAHORE-Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has said that after trouncing South Africa 2-0 in the series, the team will attempt to continue their winning ways in the T20s as well. 

Talking to the reporters virtually, Misbah said: “Although the team played against England and New Zealand with same energy and game plan, yet they failed to win. But after 2-0 Test series victory against South Africa, the confidence and morale of the team is high. Now the focus is on South Africa T20I series. It is important as the T20 World Cup coming up that we focus on this series.” 

Backing Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Rizwan as talented cricketers, the former captain said: “Both are performing continuously for Pakistan. We needed a bowling all-rounder at the seventh position and Faheem Ashraf has filled that for us. Mohammad Rizwan is a hard worker who wants to avail opportunities.”

Misbah admitted that the national team’s openers were out-of-form, adding that they need confidence. “We cannot afford to waste our openers, as they should not be dropped after only one or two series. We will work on their mistakes, I will be present in the National High Performance Centre and we will work on the openers for a month-and-a-half. We will work on Abid Ali, Shan Masood, Imran Butt and Abdullah Shafique, because only they are the ones, who are performing at the moment,” he asserted.