Tuesday 17 April 2012

Misbah pleased with Whatmore influence


Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq said on Friday that he was impressed with new coach Dav Whatmore's professionalism as he seeks to lift the talented but unpredictable team.

Whatmore, who took over last month on a two-year contract, guided Pakistan to their second Asia Cup title in Bangladesh and is now training the squad for their tour of Sri Lanka in June and July.

"The experience with Whatmore is very good," Misbah told the media at Pakistan team's fitness camp in Lahore.

"He is dealing professionally and every player is being assessed and the co-ordination is good."

Pakistan will play two Twenty20 Internationals, five ODIs and three Tests in Sri Lanka before taking on Australia in a limited-overs series - also in Sri Lanka.

Misbah said Whatmore, who rose to fame after guiding Sri Lanka to the World Cup title in 1996, is taking care of technical matters.

"Like a good coach whose job is to take care of the practice, how to prepare the team and what are the strengths and weaknesses of the rival team, he is taking care of all such things so it's nice to work with him," he added.

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