Inzamam confident Pakistan will do well

PORT OF SPAIN, March 4: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has expressed confidence that his team will do well in the ICC World Cup despite the loss of pace duo Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Inzamam admitted that the loss of Akhtar, Asif and Razzaq definitely dimmed the team's chances but added that the team drew inspiration from their replacements - Mohammad Sami, Yasir Arafat and Azhar Mahmood. While Akhtar and Asif, who had earlier come under the dope scanner, were ruled out at the last moment, officially for failing to recover from knee and elbow injuries, Razzaq was dropped because of a knee injury. Inzamam, who was a member of the 1992 World Cup winning Pakistan team, said that the players must believe in themselves and the team would try to do well in the cricket's biggest event. "In One-Day Internationals, every team is tough but one man can change the outcome of a game and one good game can change the whole scenario," the Pakistani skipper said. Asked about his own form, he said: "I am not worried about it, I am confident and I have worked hard in the nets and I am looking forward to the World Cup and I will do my best at this level." He also added that this might well be his last World Cup along with other great players like Brian Lara. Pakistan are placed in Group D along with the West Indies, Zimbabwe and Ireland. They will play a couple of warm-up games at the University of West Indies ground in Trinidad prior to leaving for the inaugural ceremony in Jamaica March 11 where they will also play their preliminary group matches. courtesy:timesofindia