Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has welcomed the inclusion
of senior batsmen Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf in the team for
the second cricket Test against South Africa starting tomorrow in Lahore.
He said Inzamam's return to the Test was a morale booster for him as well as
for the team.
"Just having him training today with us has raised our
confidence level and hopefully we can win this Test and square the series,"
Malik said.
The second Test would be Inzamam's swansong from cricket after
he had retired from one-day internationals during the World Cup in March.
Malik dispelled the impression that he might not be happy with
Inzamam's inclusion in the team in such a abrupt manner or it could disturb
the team's focus on winning the Test.
"Inzamam and Yousuf coming back will boost our middle
order batting and give us confidence to go for the win," he said.
Malik said Yousuf was Pakistan's answer to Jacques Kallis
who was the main difference between the two teams in the first Test in Karachi
which the visitors won by a thumping 160 runs.
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