Misbah proud of ‘wonderful’ Pakistan

Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul Haq said Monday his team’s 3-0 victory against England has reestablished Pakistan as one of the top teams. Pakistan won the third and final Test by 71 runs on the fourth day at Dubai Stadium here on Monday to complete the first-ever series whitewash against England. “We showed the world again that we are a power in the cricketing world,” said Misbah. “Now, it’s time to give importance to the Pakistan team again,” Misbah said after the victory.
Under Misbah Pakistan have won nine of their 15 Tests, lost one and drew five. Misbah said Pakistan had emerged from various problems especially the spot-fixing scandal. “That was a big ask for a team, you can say we just came out of such problems and I think the way the team came out and the way the team is progressing, it’s a wonderful thing,” said Misbah. “Everybody has to look out for Pakistan cricket because everbody was just ignoring our cricket, our team and lot of things were said about the team. Our performance should be recognised and Pakistan cricket should be recognised. “We didn’t get the edge in international fixtures and now we must be given an edge in the international scheduling,” said Misbah.
“You can’t keep away a nation from international cricket after this performance. The whole world, the ICC, the playing nations should think about it and revive our international cricket. “How long we can play like this? We go home for four days and then we play our home series outside (the country).