India target Pakistan after taming Sri Lanka by AFP

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Player:	V Sehwag
Event:	India in Pakistan 2005/06

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DateLine: 22nd December 2005

 

India batsman Virender Sehwag on Thursday sounded a warning to Pakistan, saying his team were well-prepared to win the second successive Test series there on their upcoming tour.

 

"If they give us bouncy and seaming tracks they will struggle against our attack because their batsmen are not technically sound," Sehwag said after leading the hosts to victory in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka here.

 

India won the match by 259 runs to clinch the series 2-0 against Marvan Atapattu's Sri Lankans.

 

India now tour Pakistan next month for three Tests and five one-day internationals, the third series between the arch-rivals in two years.

 

India defeated Pakistan 2-1 in the Test series and 3-2 in one-dayers on their last tour in 2004.

 

Pakistan returned the compliment with a 4-2 one-day win in India earlier this year after forcing the hosts to a 1-1 draw in the Test series.

 

"They (Pakistan) gave us flat tracks last time and we won both the Test and one-day series there," said Sehwag.

 

"If pitches there support fast bowlers we will play three seamers, and if they don't we will include two spinners and two pacemen. It all depends on the conditions," he said.

 

Sehwag said India had the batsmen to cope with the Pakistani attack, which did well against Ashes-winning England in the recent home series.

 

"We are trying to build good partnerships and are confident of handling the Pakistani bowlers who did well against England at home," he said.

 

England lost both the Test (2-1) and one-day series (3-2) on their tour of Pakistan which ended on Wednesday.

 

"We have worked hard on our game and it shows in the results," said Sehwag, who became the first Indian to smash a Test triple-century in the opening match against Pakistan at Multan last year.

(Article: Copyright © 2005 AFP)