Kaneria and Saeed happy with efforts
Danish Kaneria was delighted with his comeback Test performance and promised to maintain the standard he has now set for himself
30-Aug-2001
Danish Kaneria was delighted with his comeback Test performance and
promised to maintain the standard he has now set for himself.
"I can't be more delighted and satisfied with my performance. It was
my comeback Test and I required to do something special to reclaim my
place in the squad," the 20-year-old told reporters after the draw of
stumps on the first day.
Danish was dropped after two Tests against England before he earned
the selectors' nod following a good performance on the tour to Sri
Lanka with Pakistan 'A'.
"It is flattering to play in company like this and then steal the
limelight when champions like Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis are sharing
the new ball. You don't get this opportunity everyday," the Karachiite
said.
He termed his success to his training at the National Cricket Academy
in Lahore and then the tour to Sri Lanka. "These were immense learning
experiences. But the senior players also assisted me during the camp.
Overall, it has been a pleasing performance and I am looking forward
to maintain the standards I have set. But not everyday will I be able
to pick six wickets though I will persist hard to be among the wicket
takers," Danish said.
Saeed Anwar, who perhaps got the right opponents to slam a cracking
century, said he was keen to get the three figures for which he
concentrated very hard.
"Although the bowling was relatively moderate, but one still needed to
stay in the centre and concentrate. It has been a good innings under
hot conditions which confirms how much I am keen to perform and
continue to play for the country," Saeed said.
Saeed said his knees did bother him while emphasizing that he had been
struggling in the past to play innings because of injuries to both the
knees.
He said completing 4,000 runs and joining the company of Javed
Miandad, Salim Malik, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Zaheer Abbas and Mudassar Nazar
was a great honour. But added that he had not set any goals for
himself.
"My priority is to play for Pakistan with distinction. My job is to
run and I am keen to score as many runs as I can. I know my
responsibilities at top of the order and am looking forward to
fulfilling the job to the best of my abilities."