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Pakistan is a better side than England: Inzamam

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Inzamam-ul-Haq, former Pakistan captain, believes that Pakistan can still make a comeback in the 3 match test series against England in spite of losing the first test as he thinks of the Asian team as a better side than the hosts. 

“I think Pakistan team is better than England and we should have won the first Test. It’s very disappointing but I believe Pakistan can still win the series,” said Inzamam on his YouTube channel.

Pakistan were in pole position as they reduced England to 117-5 before Woakes and Butler took matters in their own hands and notched up 139 runs for the 6th wicket. The hosts had been set a target of 277 after the Azhar Ali led side grabbed a significant 1st innings lead of 107. 

Pakistan is a better side than England: Inzamam | Inzamam-ul-Haq believes Pakistan should have won the 1st Test and will beat England
Azhar Ali is under pressure to perform in the 2nd Test

“When you are going through a tough phase, the team’s body language should not change. This was clearly the case in the first Test because Pakistan players seemed under pressure after the second innings batting collapse on the third day. The role of the team management is vital after such a defeat because the players’ morale will be down.”

Inzamam then stressed the importance of focusing on the positives rather than the negatives ahead of the 2nd Test. “They need to talk about the positives, like scoring 300 plus runs and the first innings lead, rather than focusing on the negatives,” Inzamam said.

Pakistan management consists of stalwarts like Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan and Waqar Younus, who have a key role to play in getting Pakistan in with a chance of levelling the series. The 2nd Test starts on August 13 in Southampton.

Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter today.

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Sarthak Karkhanis
Sarthak is a well-established cricket writer and video producer. In addition to writing for CricBlog, Sarthak has worked with Star Sports, ESPNcricinfo, The Quint, and Hotstar.

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