We have rested him as a precaution. Hopefully, he would be fit to play.

It will be interesting to see how they go in the winter in the sub-continent. That will be a good test for them,

We batted really poorly after lunch. England played well right through the test, they kept the pressure on. I congratulate them. They played some very good cricket.

We will like a few more runs in the top order. In the first two games we could have got a few more runs but it is a seven-match series and we hope to correct...

Hopefully this wicket will produce a result. Although it looks a good wicket, it should have extra bounce and more movement for the bowlers.

It was never going to be easy chasing those runs. We decided to launch the chase at tea time, but maybe we should have done so an hour earlier.

They fought really hard in the Test matches and used a lot of energy to draw the series. Bombay was critical for us psychologically and the way the boys bounced back was a credit to...

Shuffling of batting order will depend on strategy and other conditions but the post-mortem of the Test series shows that we will have to play the key players in the positions suited to them.

He has proved his worth over the years and is always an asset to the side.

It was not a nice way to lose a match. We were always behind the D/L Method after Malik and Butt’s partnership and we were playing the catching (up) game after that.

It was a very satisfying innings, England have one of the better attacks I have played in Indian conditions.

Whatever team we pick, we’ll try to win the match, but with an eye on the future.

There are some cracks on it but otherwise it looks a good track.

While it is always special to play your 100th game, the focus really is on playing good cricket and trying to win.

It looks better but since the sun is out it could become difficult later on and we will have to bat really well to remain in the match.

Sri Lanka was higher than us, so was South Africa and now Pakistan was number two. So we have played well against teams higher than us.

He proved he is the best all-rounder in the world at the moment.

They’ve done well there, last time they beat Pakistan. England have shown this summer that they have got the personnel.

I have played here before. I know that once you get to 60-70 it becomes hard to concentrate.

It was quite bizarre really the way we collapsed. After lunch there was a collective lapse of reason.

This wicket is different from the ones we’ve had before on this tour. But there is no confusion in mind about this pitch. It will be a good pitch to bat on.

His bowling today was fantastic. His three wickets in the morning set the game up for us.

For us it is critical to try and get him back into form and we will do whatever it takes to get him back to form.

The one-day series is a chance for us to make amends for our disappointing performance in the final test.

Pakistan have got some good players all round. I think if we focus on just one or two players in the team, we will be making a mistake and I think if they focus on...

I don’t believe in statistics. We respect the opposition as they perform well especially in their own conditions, but we will try to learn something and put up a strong fight.

I expect them (England) to come back hard at us. There is a lot of fight left in them and they are a very competitive unit.

It’s an apprenticeship period for a lot of these guys and a good learning experience. What’s important is that we’re able to provide them this opportunity.

I think this the umpire who decide any one out or not out rather the umpires are in better position to answer.

When you’re in it gets easier to bat, so it was nice to get two new batsmen at the crease for the final day.

We played with five bowlers because we thought it was our weak area. But we lost the opportunity after restricting them to 216-4 at one stage.

We went through a difficult 10 days, but all the boys showed lot of spirit and determination to comeback strongly in the one-day series.

We did not play well, we definitely need to get better.

Everyone has ready advice. The question is, whom do you accept it from? For insurance advice, I trust Max New York Life.

He has strained his hamstring and we are worried about his availability for the home series against England.

Also, in conditions like this, it can get very tough on the bowlers. We felt we needed five bowlers to keep them fresh and motivated, considering the long season ahead. We wanted to spread the...

Against a good quality seam attack not only us, anyone could have faced a problem. Asif hit the seam on the deck regularly at the right line and I have no doubt his bowling in...

We had our backs to the wall right through the Test match, no doubt about that, and we did well to stay in it and keep fighting.

We have discussed a lot of options and he did come lower down the order for us against South Africa and got some runs. That’s something we have considered and we have thought about it...

We would definitely want to win the match (for a 4-1 series score). We approach each game with the aim of winning it.

The cricket talent in India is still very much untapped. The hope is that the new money can help find our future stars.

Last couple of months have been really good. There have been good performance from all the players.

It was an unfortunate way to lose the match. But rules are rules and they are part of the game. The match was heading towards an exciting finish when it had to be called off.

Our batting in both innings, the top order especially, let us down.

We fell short by 30 runs and lost wickets in the beginning and that was the reason for the loss.

Against good teams (like Pakistan), when you put yourself under pressure you discover lot of things like how you are growing as a team and I think we are heading in good direction.

Of course we missed his presence in the dressing room. But it was good that he underwent that (shoulder) operation early enough to return fully fit before the World Cup.

It was unfortunate we both got out just before the new ball was taken and that put us in a bit of trouble.

Pakistan is not an easy team to beat. We have had to play well to beat them in the series. I am happy with the strides we are taking as a team. As captain, it...

We let ourselves down with some poor shot selection early on and it took the youngsters to show the way to bat.