Our players are capable of handling pressure," Malik said.

Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik says losing the Test and one-day series to South Africa was disappointing but his team will not let the debacle occupy their minds, when they take on arch-rivals India next week.

"I do not think we will go to India with any negative thoughts in our mind. Our players are capable of handling pressure," Malik said. The Indian tour is going to be a challenging one as they are also rebuilding their team. But we have learnt a lot from the series against South Africa and we do not go there with any negative thoughts in our mind," he added.

Pakistan lost the final and deciding ODI by 14 runs while chasing a target of 234 runs after being 199 for four at one stage on Monday. Malik admitted that his team failed to deliver the knock out punch despite dominating the game.

"Our finishing has to improve that is for sure. We controlled 90 per cent of the game against South Africa but in the 10 percent that really mattered we were not good enough," he said.
The skipper, however, refused to blame anyone for the defeat and backed his players.

Courtesy:expressindia.com
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