``I have always been a strong believer in playing positive cricket and this is what we require to earn good results,'' he said. The captain said Pakistan team was in the process of rebuilding following the absence or ouster ofexperienced players. ``But hopefully with the passage of time the youngsters will prove their worth.'' He said there are three newcomers in the batting line up and in order to get results from them they require proper time.
Saeed Anwar said switching from one-day cricket to Test was a hard job because in the process of playing too much limited overs competition the batsmen loose their technique in the surge of scoring runs while the bowlers feel the pressure of burn out. ``Test cricket requires applying the correct technique to score runs and while during one-day games one has to score runs whether applying correct technique or not,'' he said.
``We have played so much of limited over cricket, my last Test assignment was during Oct-Nov last year, so it is a long time and thus it makes it even more harder going into Test cricket after such a long period.'' For Saeed the Rawalpindi cricket stadium holds good memories, having crushed New Zealand by an innings and 13 runs to level the series 1-1 with debutant Muhammad Zahid returning with a haul of 11 wickets for 130 runs in 41 overs which also made him the only bowler in Pakistan to claim the feat on debut. Against South Africa, the captain said they are a balanced side having good bowling attack, solid batting line up and perfect fielding side. ``It is one of the top teams in the world today.'' Saeed said SA has a good record playing the pacers but certainly they will face problems playing the spinning duo Pakistan, Saqlain Mushtaq and Mushtaq Ahmed. ``But, this too will depend on the condition of the pitch whether it is going to take turn or not.
About Waqar Younis, the skipper said he still had pain in left foot following slight sprain after the final one-day against India, but stated that the speedster would be fit for the game. The Pakistan team too could not hold their training session on Saturday due to soggy outfield. The team would be holding its nets on Sunday morning.