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Younis Khan promises Delhi climax
Pakistani vice-captain Younis Khan on Friday said his return to the side would bolster the visitors' fightback in the One-Day International cricket series.
Pakistani vice-captain Younis Khan on Friday said his return to the side would bolster the visitors' fightback in the limited overs cricket series and push the six-match series against India all the way to a climax in the final one-dayer at New Delhi.
Pakistan trail India 0-2 after heavy defeats in Kochi and Visakhapatnam but Younis, who missed both the matches with a viral fever, said his side would stage a comeback just as they did in the Tests.
"There is pressure on us. In the Test series also we were down 0-1. But then we made a good come back and drew the series. We will come back here also," said a confident Younis on the eve of the third match at the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur.
"In ODI, the team which does well on a given day, wins. If it is our day, then we will win. We hope to play better cricket in the remaining four matches. Everyone wants to see good cricket and we also want to play good cricket. This should be a tough series.
"We hope to win three matches from here to take it to the final match which will be the decider," he said.
The sixth ODI is scheduled to be played in New Delhi on April 17 and expected to be watched by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.
Younis was in prolific form with the bat in the three Tests, and his record double ton helped Pakistan win the final match in Bangalore and avoid a series defeat.
History also favours Inzamam-ul-Haq and his men. Pakistan have won both their matches at the Keenan, defeating India by five wickets in 1987 before pipping Sri Lanka by nine runs in 1999.
Younis said he had recovered from the bout of fever and was raring to go. "I am absolutely fit and ready to play. I hope to be the hope of my side," he said in a lighter vein.
