ISLAMABAD : Pakistan cricket team captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said that the team's winning performance in the series against New Zealand, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka is a reaction to the spot-fixing scandal which could have easily thrown them into disarray.
"I think the way we are performing, you can say what happened with Pakistan cricket, the boys have come out really strong and all wanted to do well. It's the reason behind that. The day controversies hit the team, I think the boys had it set in their mind that they will prove that they are a good cricket team and good players," espncricinfo.com quoted Misbah as saying.
However Pakistan wrapped up the first Test against Bangladesh, giving them their fifth win in their previous nine Tests - this one by an innings-and-184-run.
Misbah, who took over as captain in 2010 gave his team the credit after their latest triumph.
"I think if the team is doing well then credit goes to everyone, which also includes the captain," Misbah said.
"But the main thing is players are important in the team. If they are not performing, the captain can't do anything. For which I think the credit goes to every player. They are putting in their efforts and fulfilling their responsibilities. That's why the team is winning."
Misbah said the spark came from their series against South Africa last year, where Pakistan fought to draw both Tests.
"The confidence comes from the performances. When you are performing as a team game by game and you are performing well, the confidence is building. This is really helping us as a team. The series against South Africa in October last year was a big test for us. We played really strong against them in the two Test matches and at that time South Africa was one of the best Test sides.
"After that the team got the confidence as every player performed in that series which kept on building in every match after that," he concluded.
