LIMITED-OVERS captain Shahid Afridi believes that all under-fire Pakistan need is a series win against South Africa to boost their confidence ahead of next year’s World Cup after a tumultuous tour of England.
The subcontinent side lost both the Test and one-day series to England, and three of their players – including then captain Salman Butt – were provisionally suspended by the ICC following their alleged involvement in ’spotfixing’ during the last Test at Lord’s.
All-rounder Afridi said: “It’s all about confidence. We can improve our World Cup chances by boosting our confidence and should do that by winning matches against South Africa and later against New Zealand.”
Afridi’s side will now meet South Africa in a five-match one-day series in the UAE in November, prior to which they also play two charity Twenty20 international games with the Proteas later this month. A two-match Test series will follow the limitedovers contests before the team heads out to New Zealand.
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