It has been a good two weeks. The boys responded very well.

It is very satisfying. It gives us confidence to know that we can scratch and still go on to win, particularly considering that we were not considered good chasers not a long while ago.

Whatever the pitch we must ensure we play good cricket on all five days. It is an important series and we would like to do well.

It?s the normal pressure or anxiety to perform well which is good. We know Pakistan?s recent performance against us has been good. But statistics don?t count much as in one-day cricket the team that performs...

Hopefully we have a good wicket in Karachi so that both teams can play some entertaining cricket.

I’m very happy with the way he played. It is good to see the kind of temperament.

At the moment, we want to give him some more opportunities at the top of the order. He is having a tough run of late. For us, it is critical to try and get him...

He has not bowled as yet. We are monitoring his progress closely and we will take a decision (on playing him) keeping in mind this series and the amount of cricket coming up.

Both times we lost tosses and we had to respond to big totals, and that’s not easy no matter how flat the wickets were.

We might not risk him if the problem doesn’t settle.

I thought it was a very professional performance from our boys. The key was the bowling. They bowled really well on a good batting track.

We’re playing some good cricket and everyone in the team is contributing. We ran away with this one.

It was a good three days from our point of view. Anil (Kumble) bowled a good spell. For people like Balaji who have not played for a while, it was good to have a go...

It will be a high scoring match and team batting first should post a total in excess of 250 runs.

Irrespective of what happened in the past (the just-concluded Test series), we will play positive and good cricket.

Every series is a challenge. We have prepared ourselves the best we can. We want to enjoy our cricket.

The boys responded well to challenges and the various roles they were asked to perform in the team. They also adjusted to the changes in the batting order.

We discussed him in our bowler’s meeting last evening. Some of the guys who have played against him in county cricket think he is a very good player.

We want to put the players under pressure. (But) not in terms of results that come naturally, but in terms of achieving different goals they have been set.

It’s very heartening the way we have responded to big Pakistan totals in both the Test matches. It’s not easy to bat after staying on the field for two days.

If you prepare another wicket like this it will be another drawn series.