LAHORE – Pakistan’s former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has urged Shahid Afridi’s men to put up a stellar show in the ongoing World Cup for late coach Bob Woolmer who, the former captain said, always believed in the team’s ability to be the best in the world.
“Pakistan should try to do well in this World Cup not only for the country but also for our late coach Bob Woolmer, who always believed we had the potential to be the number one side in the world,” Inzamam said.
“It will also help ease the pain of crashing out in the first round of the last World Cup when we had a fine combination that was disturbed by injuries,” he added. Inzamam also reckoned that senior batsman Younis Khan has a pivotal role to play for his side in the tournament. Younis, who played many a splendid knock under Inzamam’s leadership, gave up captaincy in November 2009 to focus on his batting.
“He is a key member and has the capability to anchor the innings and play out the full 50 overs. He must bat at number three, a position he is most comfortable in, and has scored most of his runs in Test matches,” Inzamam, who played 375 ODIs and 120 Tests, said. The former batsman noted that Younis now have the experience to be the line-up’s mainstay. “The good thing is that Younis has lately been getting back his form and seems to be enjoying his cricket. I think for a player of his calibre, he will love to perform on the World Cup stage,” Inzi said.
