No nerves for new Pakistan cricket skipper Malik

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2007

LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) — New Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik denied he would be nervous as he tries to rebuild his beleaguered side after a disastrous World Cup.

Malik spoke ahead of Pakistan's departure on Wednesday night for Abu Dhabi for a three-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka, the beaten finalists in the tournament in the Caribbean.

"I am not nervous at all," Malik told AFP. "I know the season ahead is difficult but I will live up to the confidence placed in me by the Pakistan Cricket Board and the fans."

"I am confident that all the players will work hard to put the team back on a winning track and forget what happened in the World Cup," added Malik, who has played 18 Tests and 137 one-dayers.

The games against Sri...

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