Inzamam-ul-Haque vows to deliver best out of him

Star batsman and former captain of Pakistan Cricket team Inzamam-ul-Haque has said that though ‘consultancy’ is a new experience for him, he will make improvement in the batting side his first priority.

Inzamam, one of the greatest players of Pakistan cricket history, was expressing his views after being appointed batting coach ahead of the T20 and one-day matches to be played in India from December 22.

Inzamam was one of Pakistan’s most successful batsmen in international cricket before retiring in 2007 after scoring 8,830 runs in 120 tests and 11,739 runs in 378 ODIs.

The 42-year old cricketer said a discontinuity in the game creates problems for sportsmen. “Batting technique of our team is not good enough, it should be worked upon”. He said that the team has many match winning players and if the team played as a unit, it would defeat India at their home.

The more the players will practice, the better they will play. Inzamam observed that the squad has ‘match winner’ players, but stressed that they will have to ensure real teamwork in the forthcoming event. The former leading run-scorer hailed Pakistan Cricket Board’s initiative to hold the event.

It should be mentioned here that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed Inzamam-ul-Haque, the former Pakistan captain, as the national team’s batting consultant Friday.

Pakistan is going to visit the neighbouring country this month for a limited-over series, which includes two T20 Internationals and three One Day Internationals, starting with the first fixture at Bangalore on December 25.

He noted, “In T20 and one-dayers, it’s difficult to pick a favourite, especially between Pakistan and India. I think the way Pakistan team is, we can put pressure on India by playing attacking cricket.”

He agreed Pakistan batsmen lacked in temperament — especially while chasing during international matches. But he blamed the proliferation of Twenty20 internationals for Pakistan batsmen’s inability to stay longer at the wicket.

It will be the first bilateral series between the two south Asian neighbours in five years since India last hosted Pakistan in 2007. The bilateral cricketing ties were suspended after terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008 killed 166 people, with India blaming Pakistan for the tragedy.

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