Islamabad
Pakistani pacer Usman Shinwari hopes to give his best in the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka beginning Wednesday saying playing against your home crowd boosts the confidence of players.
Addressing a presser along with team mate Shan Masood at Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi on Monday, he said it was great that the decade-long Test drought has been ended in Pakistan with the Sri Lankan team’s visit. “The Test championship has begun and we will try to take a winning start at our home ground,” he said.
He said as a player you are not under pressure when you play in front of your home crowd and feel over confident. “It is a rejoicing moment for the whole nation and Pakistan that test cricket has returned back to the country,” he said.
Shinwari said the Pindi track supports the fast bowlers and he would try to start his test career by taking five wickets.
He said he was satisfied with his performance in ODIs and Twenty20s and would try to give his best in tests. “I idolize both Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis and I feel we get a lot to learn from all seniors,” he said.
To a question, he said the recently concluded Pakistan-Australia series was a tough one and we should not also take the Two tests against Sri Lanka easy as well. “We would go fully prepared in the ground and will try to convert the losing flow of the team into winning stride,” he said. Shinwari urged the cricket lovers to back both teams and fill the stadiums to send a message to the world that Pakistan was a safe and cricket loving nation.
