‘India’s fielding was outstanding’: Misbah
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KARACHI: India’s sublime fielding in the earlier stages of Pakistan’s innings saw them win a thriller by 10 runs in Delhi on Sunday.
Pakistan failed to chase a 168-run target and that was mainly due to India’s bowling and fielding display.
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq commended India’s bowling attack, saying it made it difficult to score runs.
“Indians bowled very well, their fielding was outstanding. We tried to see off the new ball, but the ball was doing things even after that. It was difficult to score runs,” he said.
Misbah also added that the series had been great and had put forward a lot of positives, especially the fast bowlers.
“Plenty of positives this series, especially the fast bowlers and Nasir Jamshed. It was a great series, tightly contested and today we had another tight game.”
India’s captain MS Dhoni asserted that the performance of the fielders was the reason for their win, adding that his side’s bowling was a big positive throughout the series.
“160 wasn’t enough. But I told the team that they should compete well. The spinners did a great job but the men of the match were the fielders in this game,” Dhoni said.
The man-of-the-match praised his bowlers and added that his side were young and learning more with each game.
“Bhuvi started well, then Ishant bowled well with a not-so-new ball. Jadeja and Ashwin supported each other well too. It is important to learn from each and every game and this is a young side and there is learning for everyone. Bowling line-up was a big positive this series. Yes, there was help for bowlers, but we bowled well as a unit,” he said.
jhooooooooooooooooooooot Bolta Haai takk tukk….they deliberately lost the matchh…during the match Jab PCB chairman IPL k Chairman k saath beta tha tho mai samj gaaya k lafraa hai koi na koii..now they gonna announce in few days that Pakistani Players can play the IPL ..Hurrah n thts wt they wanted
I have to tell you some of the comments in this section are senseless. Be happy Pakistan won the series. Misbah is definately a solid captain. He had Younis and irfan stay for the odi which was a great move. If u guys think the match was fixed than why are you watching it? Please have a look at Misbah’s record as a captain. He knows he has a couple of years left and is probably the best leader for now for Pakistan cricket. He is preparing Hafeez for the role. He batted slow but it was a tough pitch and yeah he should have stayed but he got out for 39 runs – highest scorer for the Pakistan team. We should be worried about finding an alternative keeper/ batsman – kamran is not working out. Our coach needs to find a keeper. And yes we need to get rid of Umar Aklam….. We have given him too many chances and now it is time to give others a chance. I agree with the comment that Pakistan has always had a tough time chasing targets and we need to work on that. I think another talented batsman is Asad Shafiq..unfortunately he was injured. BTW what happened to Abdul Razzak? We need to have these players in the team so they can coach the younger players. Overall, we won the series in India. Big achievement….. Way to go Pakistan!!!!