Coach Alam says 'mentally tough' Pakistan ready for World Twenty20.Byline: ANI Karachi, May 25 (ANI): Pakistan cricket team coach Intikhab Alam Intikhab Alam Khan (Urdu: انتخاب عالم خان) (born December 28, 1941, Hoshiarpur, British India) is a retired Pakistani cricketer who played in 47 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1959 to 1977. has said that the national squad is both mentally and physically fit to take on its opponents in next month's World Twenty20 Championship in England. Pakistan reached the final of the inaugural World Twenty20 in South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. in 2007, but fell to India in the title clash. Alam told The News that this time he is hopeful that Pakistan would go all the way to the title. "One of our primary tasks is to make the players mentally tough. Mental toughness is one of the key elements needed to win a major title and we believe that the players can improve in that area with help from steps like having a psychologist around for a while," he added. "Our aim is to win the title and England and thankfully our preparations are on the right track," he stressed. Pakistan warmed up for the World Twenty20 by comprehensively beating Australia in a one-off Twenty20 International in Dubai on May. Later, the national cricketers attended a conditioning camp in Bhurban and then played a series of practice games in Lahore. The players will now compete in the RBS RBS Royal Bank of Scotland RBS Role Based Security RBS Rollback Segment RBS Rare Book School (University of Virginia) RBS Rural Business Cooperative Service RBS Ribosome Binding Site (genetics) National Twenty20 Cup The Twenty20 Cup is a cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs. The Twenty20 format, twenty overs for each team, means a game can be completed in under three hours, making it more palatable for children and families than longer matches. getting underway in Lahore from Monday. The Pakistan team players will only compete in matches on the first three days of the five-day contest. "We have decided to give the boys a two-day rest because its also equally important to rest and rejuvenate re·ju·ve·nate tr.v. re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing, re·ju·ve·nates 1. To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again. 2. ," said Alam. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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