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Misbah-ul-Haq & Co. Train Hard For Tough Sri Lankan Test

August 05, 2014 20:36

The Pakistan team trained hard at Galle on the eve of the first of the two-match Test series vs Sri Lanka who are fresh from their series win in England.

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Misbah-ul-Haq and his troops put in a lot of effort in training at Galle as they prepared for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka (All images AP and AFP)
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The team spent a lot of time on their fielding, an aspect of the game they have often been criticised for in the recent past
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Like MS Dhoni & Co., Pakistan too spent good amount of time playing football in practice.
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A lot of eyes will be on Pakistan opener Ahmed Shehzad. The 22-year-old batsman scored a scintillating 147 when these two teams met the last time at Sharjah.
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Azhar Ali too will hope to keep his good run going against Sri Lanka. He smashed 111 in their last meeting at Sharjah in January this year.
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The onus of performance will be on the seniors like Younis Khan. The 36-year-old Pakistan middle-order batsman has a solid batting average of 51.38 in Tests and would be eager to enhance that over the course of two Tests vs Sri Lanka.
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Another youngster Umar Akmal will be eager to make the most of his opportunity and cement his spot in the Test line-up.
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Pakistan pacer Mohammad Talha returned with six wickets in his side's victorious outing against Sri Lanka. The 25-year-old will hope to take his good start forward and spoil the party for Mahela Jayawardene, who is playing in his final series for his country.
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Pakistan will be wary of the Sri Lankan side, who are upbeat after their Test series triumph in England.
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Misbah-ul-Haq and Angelo Mathews pose with the trophy that will be up for grabs. The two teams will play two Tests, starting on August 6 at Galle.

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