Miandad calls for consistency

KARACHI: Former captain Javed Miandad Thursday urged Pakistan to focus on consistency after their One-Day series win away to Sri Lanka.
Pakistan thumped the hosts by seven wickets in the fourth One-Day International in Colombo on Wednesday to take an unassailable 3-1 lead ahead of the final match in Colombo on Sunday.
The win boosts Pakistan’s chances of qualifying for the 2017 Champions Trophy in England but Miandad said the team must move on from the mercurial unpredictability of the past.
“Our team is looking good now but we need consistent work on it because we should belong to the top four. Nine-eight in the rankings is not our position and for that consistent work is needed,” said Miandad.
Miandad warned other teams were improving rapidly and Pakistan must take care not to slip back. “We have to compete at the top level and with teams like Bangladesh and England showing great improvement we have to lift ourselves so that we can compete with teams like Australia, South Africa and India,” he said.