Pakistan cricket head coach Mickey Arthur has now set his sights to the upcoming World Cup 2019 and he wants a team that can really grab the trophy for the country.
"With the World Cup coming up in a year's time, it is really important that the next One-Day team we pick is one that we really believe in that can shake the World Cup up," stated Arthur, while addressing the media on Friday.
Pakistan suffered a rare One Day International (ODI) whitewash against the New Zealand, after they lost the series 5-0 Down Under, which was their third ODI whitewash.
Coming from a winning streak of nine ODIs, the team failed to adjust to the conditions in New Zealand and with the World Cup in England next year, it has become important for Arthur to have players who can perform in the foreign conditions as well.
"We do need to reassess where we go and make sure we get it right the next time we come out, particularly in foreign conditions," said Arthur. "The blueprint for us remains exactly the same but its the execution and the personnel who fit the blueprint is always the challenge," he added.
Arthur praised the lower batting order for their fight back today, but was of the if such performance could have come from the top order, the result would have been different.
"We had two partnerships today, and they came for us in the lower order, if one of those partnerships comes in the top-order, then we would end up sneaking home as we know the firepower we have at the back-end," added Arthur.
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