Hafeez confident ahead of India clash ? Cricket News Update
Pakistan skipper Mohammad Hafeez is taking heart from his side?s comprehensive five-wicket win over India in the world cup warm-up match as the arch rivals gear up to face off in a crunch Super Eight match, here at the R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
?Everyone is looking forward to the India match. Since we have won against them in the warm-up game, it will give us confidence going into the match,? said the prolific all-rounder while speaking to media reporters on the eve of the clash of titans, here in Colombo.
The two sides had clashed in a practice match at the same venue prior to the World Cup, and Hafeez? Men in Green had won that high scoring fixture, despite a middle order collapse. India, after opting to bat first, rode on Virat Kohli?s unbeaten 75, well complemented by Rohit Sharma's 40-ball 56, to put a competitive 185 for 3 on board.
In reply Pakistan were struggling at 91 for 5 in the 12th over, but Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik played wonderful cricket to take the side home, with five balls and five wickets to spare. Akmal played a whirlwind knock of 92 not out, off just 50 balls, plundering six sixes and five fours, while Malik returned unbeaten on 18-ball 37.
?That victory has been a real morale booster for us and the boys are upbeat and raring to go against India,? Hafeez added further.
The Pakistan skipper also dismissed the pressure talks saying they have played enough against Dhoni and his men in the past and are up for the challenge.
"For us, the match against India is like another game. We have played them a lot in the past and that pressure is not there anymore," insisted the all-rounder, who was given the reins of the national T20 side in May this year.
Pakistan go into today?s Super Eight fixture against nemesis India at the back of a close win against South Africa, and Hafeez said that his side was brimming with confidence after clinching the thrilling victory over the Proteas.
Source: http://blogs.bettor.com/Hafeez-confident-ahead-of-India-clash-Cricket-News-Update-a191245
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