Australia experience gives rivals edge in Asia Cup: Misbah
The biennial four-nation Asia Cup begins in Dhaka on Sunday with Pakistan and Bangladesh vying for the top spot in the continent along with India and Sri Lanka.
India had just a few days break before flying to Dhaka after a tough Australia tour where they lost all four test matches and failed to qualify for the finals of the tri-series one-day tournament.
Sri Lanka, beaten by Australia in the best of three finals of the tri-series, flew to Dhaka directly from Australia on Saturday.
"I think the way they have played cricket in Australia, it will always be difficult... to play against them as they have played tough cricket over there," Misbah told a news conference in Dhaka about their opponents.
"To compete with them we have to work very hard and have to improve our performance."
Pakistan toured Bangladesh in December and won both test and one-day series by a clear margin.
They also beat England in a test series 3-0 in the United Arab Emirates before losing the one-day series 4-0 to the same opponents.
"Regardless of the situation that we have played here and have some advantage, but it will hardly matter as they have played some tough cricket. A lot of teams get mentally strong after playing over there (Australia)," he said.
Misbah said they want to forget the poor showing in the one-day series against England and take inspiration from the past good test results.
"Every game and every series is a different ball game. You can't just stick to the series that you have lost," said Misbah.
"If you look at the series before we won six series in a row, I think this is part of the game. What we want to do is just forget the one-day series and just look forward," he said.
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Pakistan will not win a single game, just because you have selected same players who showed nothing in the past. Pakistan side is no more good for 1 day, New Coach will be frustrated pretty soon. Good Luck anyway.
Excusses, excusses!!
No, having Misbah in the team gives rivals advantage.
your tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................tu tuk gives them advantage
...and Pakistan did not have a tough opposition and experience in UAE?? Already making excuses, Misbah? :) As long as we have defensive minded Captain we stand no chance in one-days or 20/20 competitions. Whatmore needs to get rid of this guy and make Afridi the Captain.
We don't have a better captain than him. Don't say Afridi should be captain. Our team needs some consistency. Have some faith in Misbah.
Well if the opponents have the edge so do you CAPTAIN SLOW. You just played against the top test team in the world. Pre defeat excuses thats what they are.
"To compete with them we have to work very hard and have to improve our performance". However the key to wining is: "To compete with them I have to work very hard and have to improve my performance"
We hate you tuk tuk
Comparing Dead Wickets of Sub-content with Lighting fast wickets of Australia ??You are playing cricket in this region from half a year now ...who has the edge ?? Common CAPTAIN Slow!!
Yes Afridi aka Mr Me should be appointed as captain. because he is the best bowler in history of cricket with bowling average of 40 some thing against top playing nations. He should captain this side because he knows how to leak team meetings in media friends.
Yaar get rid of this guy. After a dismal performance in the ODI's and T20's against England, he is now setting the scene for another pathetic performance in Bangladesh by giving these statements.