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  1. Anonymous6 December 2013 at 18:41

    Pakistan will be facing quite a tough time in the series against Sri Lanka which begins in the UAE next week, former chief selector Mohsin Khan said on Thursday.

    “Keeping in view the batting, bowling strength of Sri Lanka, they are likely to pose quite a threat to Pakistan team in the series,” Mohsin said in an interview here.

    “With players like Kumar Sangakarra, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Angelo Mathews and Rangana Herath in the ranks, the Sri Lankans are a fine outfit,” said Mohsin.

    “They have also got good back-up in the shape of a number of youngsters in their line-up,” he commented.

    Mohsin said it was good news for Pakistan bowlers that experienced batsman Mahela Jayawardene had opted out of the T20 and ODI series because of family reasons. But he is expected to be back for the Test series.

    “Mahela is their backbone, so his absence will give some respite to Pakistan in the T20s and ODIs,” he said. “But they are still a well-balanced combination in all the formats and are capable of giving Pakistan tough time,” he added.

    Mohsin added that while the South African batsmen struggled against Pakistani spinners, the Sri Lankan batsmen were adept at handling slow bowlers.

    “I think motivating and inspiring our young guns would be very important in the series. The way Anwar Ali, Sohaib Maqsood and Bilawal Bhatti have emerged on the scene, it is really very heartening,” the former Pakistan coach said.

    Commenting on Pakistan’s loss to South Africa in the UAE, Mohsin said: “I personally feel Pakistan lost the Test match and ODI series to South Africa due to serious lack of planning. Between the coach and the captain they should have worked out a strategy to counter the Proteas but it was not there.”

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