2 Aug 2015

Waqar Credits Attacking Mindset After Thrashing Sri Lanka

KARACHI: Pakistan mentor Waqar Younis Sunday hailed his players' sure and assaulting approach after they extensively vanquished Sri Lanka in each of the three arrangements on the islanders' home turf. 
Pakistan secured the second Twenty20 against Sri Lanka in a thrilling last-over wrap up by one wicket to take the arrangement 2-0 on Saturday, topping a fruitful visit where they likewise won the Test arrangement 2-1 and one-dayers 3-2.


Waqar said the triumph had done right by him of his players, and the group was on the up. 

"I would not say that we have gotten to be world mixers subsequent to winning the entire visit yet I would say that we are heading in the right bearing," he told AFP by means of telephone from Colombo. 

"I think the best thing on this visit was that the outlook of the players has changed towards positive cricket." 

The previous quick bowler credited the group's late achievement in Tests, where they are presently positioned third on the planet, to discovering the right mix of youth and experience. 

"I think throughout the previous one year we have been very much settled in Tests as seniors backing the youngsters and everybody knows how to perform their parts," he said, singling out batsmen Younis Khan and Shan Masood and leg-spinner Yasir Shah for additional applause. 

On the one-day arrangement triumph, Waqar said the presentation of crisp blood had helped Pakistan enhance their handling and shed the go-moderate approach that had thwarted them as of late. 

"Azhar Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan and Anwar Ali were remarkable," he said. 

"The adjustment in world cricket was embraced by us, which was to crush the ball on the off chance that it is there for a hit," he included, alluding to surging run-rates that have turned into a component of one-day cricket taking after the entry of the Twenty20 arrangement. 

Pakistan's triumph in the one-day arrangement moved them from ninth in the rankings to eighth, in this way guaranteeing their capability for the 2017 Champions Trophy in Britain. 

Pakistan will next visit Zimbabwe, where they play three Twenty20s and the same number of one-day internationals from September to October. 

AFP