DUBAI : Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan on Saturday told AFP he was satisfied
with his team's ability to put behind them the spot-fixing scandal which
ended in three of their former team-mates being handed down prison
sentences in England.Former Test captain Salman Butt and
pacemen Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer were sent to prison over their
roles in fixing parts of the Lord's Test against England last year.Khan
agreed the scandal could have been distracting for his team during
their series against Sri Lanka here in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)."The
spot-fixing saga was sad," Khan told AFP. "I made sure that all the
boys should stay away from it mentally and I am glad that the boys
responded very well and are performing well.Pakistan won
the three-Test series 1-0 and went 1-0 up in the first of five matches
by registering an eight wicket win on Friday. The second match will be
played in Dubai on Monday.Mohsin, 56, said he was satisfied with his team's performance."I
am 90 percent satisfied with the team's performance and since there is
always room for improvement we are looking for that in all the
departments of the game," said Khan, a former opener who is also the
current chief selector.Khan said the squad had shown responsibility and character."The
best thing about this set of players is that they are assuming their
responsibilities and they know that playing for the country is the
biggest honour for them," said Khan, who has also been retained as coach
for the Bangladesh tour.Khan was made coach for an interim period after Waqar Younis quit the post in September because of health problems.After
the one-day series, Pakistan play a Twenty20 in Abu Dhabi on November
26 before leaving for Dhaka, where they open the tour with a T20 game
against Bangladesh three days later.Pakistan also play three one-day matches and two Tests in Bangladesh.Khan praised veteran Misbah-ul Haq's captaincy.Misbah
is doing a sensible job," said Khan of the 37-year-old captain. "When
ten players are in support things become easier for the captain and
Misbah is doing a great job."Our combined task is to make
the players mentally strong and make sure that the team does not lose
track, which is very important," said Khan, vowing to serve the country
in every capacity."My motto is to serve the country because I
owe it to my country," said Khan, who played 48 Tests and 75 one-dayers
between 1977-86
