Inzamam praises Butt and Woolmer

After Pakistan's resounding win over India, their fourth on the trot, Inzamam-ul-Haq gave credit to Salman Butt and the coach, and said that while Harbhajan Singh bowled well, the dew caused India problems later in the day.

Butt, whose unbeaten hundred led Pakistan to victory, came in for praise from Inzamam. "We have got a very good opener in Salman Butt," he was quoted as saying by UNI. "He looks [a good prospect] for our team. It was really a difficult target, but our openers kept their cool and pursued it with patience."

In a now-common doffing of the hat to Bob Woolmer, Inzamam said, "With Woolmer joining as coach we are working much more and that has led to the high confidence level we have now. We have also developed our fielding which has led to improved performance in difficult ground conditions."

His counterpart, Sourav Ganguly, was clearly disturbed by the loss. "We never looked like winning the game," PTI quoted Ganguly as saying. "They took the game away from us." He said that dew was a factor, but Pakistan's performance was better on the day. "There was a bit of dew. It is expected at this time of the year. But I think they played better than us. They have beaten us four times in a row, obviously they have been playing better than us."

But Ganguly gave credit to batsmen on both sides, saying that his batsmen were "outstanding", but that Pakistan "batted very well".