Skipper Sarfraz admits Pakistan need to work on its fielding issues

Pakistan cricket captain Sarfraz Ahmed has admitted that his side would need to improve in the fielding department, as the team prepares to clash against hosts England in the first One Day International (ODI) today at Oval.

“When two good sides are playing against each other then obviously one would need to perform well with bowling and batting, but fielding is a factor that makes the difference. We lacked in the fielding during the only T20 International so we would try to sort this out,” said Sarfraz while speaking to the media.

The skipper was of the view that Pakistan would need to play ‘strong and positive’ cricket against England, which has been on a roll in the limited overs for the past couple of years.

“We have prepared well so we would try to play good cricket in the upcoming five matches, and attain as much confidence before the World Cup. I am hopeful that my side would perform well in the ODI series,” he said

 Squads

Pakistan: Sarfaraz Ahmed (Capt, wk), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abid Ali, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim, Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Junaid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Amir, Asif Ali

England: Eoin Morgan (Capt), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Curran, Joe Denly, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood