Dubai: Pakistan’s chief selector and former international batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq has backed his country as one of the favourites to win the upcoming World Cup in England. The No 6-ranked ODI side are fresh from a 5-0 defeat at the hands of Australia in the United Arab Emirates, with plenty of Pakistan’s regular players being rested during the series.
“Against Australia, we had rested seven of our key players, and in the last two games we had rested around 10 of our main players, but the team still fought hard in those matches and that is a very good sign for me.’ said Inzamam. ‘I am confident we will pick a very good team for the World Cup and Pakistan will be among the favourites for the title. ‘These players needed rest before the World Cup and we have a hectic schedule in England going into the tournament. That is why we rested them and we also wanted to try out our bench strength.’ he concluded.
