Pakistan will learn from England defeat, says Waqar Younis
Saturday 21 November 2015 13:51, UK
Waqar Younis is confident his young Pakistan squad will benefit from their 3-1 ODI defeat by England in the United Arab Emirates.
England closed out the four-match one-day international series with an 84-run victory on Friday after Jos Buttler struck an unbeaten 116 from 52 deliveries to steer the tourists to 355-5 from 50 overs.
Pakistan opened the series with a win before losing the final three fixtures, and their head coach Waqar admitted the series was disappointing for his side.
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"We started off well but unfortunately we couldn't finish it well," said Waqar. "This is a young team and it's a learning curve for them.
"When you lose, criticism comes and all the positive criticism has to be worked on."
Looking ahead to the 2019 ODI World Cup in England, the top eight teams in the ICC Ranking qualify automatically for the tournament, leaving those below that mark to take part in a qualifying competition.
Pakistan are currently eighth in the list and need to remain there when the cut-off point is reached on September 30, 2017.
As for the importance of staying in the top eight, Waqar added: "I don't think that's a concern or builds pressure.
"You are giving youngsters opportunity and when you do that in modern cricket, which has become very fast, that takes time."
Pakistan and England will now face each other in three Twenty20 internationals in the Middle East on November 26, 27 and 30.
