Cricket: Misbah-ul-Haq to prove his point winning 2nd T20 international today

DUBAI, UAE (Sat, Feb 25) – Pakistan will be feeling very relieved and soothing, especially the skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, with the recent victory Thursday against England in first of the three T20I’s after being thrashed by opposition in ODI series sweeping it all with 4-0 scoreline. 

Team hugging after winning first T20I against England on Thursday

The recent triumph, courtesy to Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal’s sensible bowling at the death overs, has certainly boosted the confidence level of Misbah and his boys. He was criticised heavily for his defending approach in the ODI series which ultimately led to series whitewash by the hands of England, downed in the Test series by 3-0 against the same opposition.

Misbah's captaincy skills were not at their best in the 4-match ODI series, but in the Twenty20 match, he maneuvered his resources well, using the right bowlers at the right time and placing the fields correctly.

Misbah on Friday hit back at at criticism after his side's 4-0 defeat in the ODI series against England, advising a change of approach among critics.

"I have said that even after the Test series win that we have to keep patience," said Misbah following his team's 8-run victory in Thursday’s Twenty20 International.

"We should talk of the ground realities but we talk on other points," said Misbah in response. "We should talk of the bad performance (and) the areas where we showed weaknesses. 

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