Wicketkeeper Kieswetter confident of England win over Pak in ODI series in UAE

Malaysia Sun (ANI) Friday 10th February, 2012

England wicket-keeper batsman Craig Kieswetter has expressed confidence in his side saying there was no reason why that it cannot beat Pakistan in the one day series in the UAE.

"England have a fantastic one-day side with a lot of good players in it. There's no reason they can't go on and win this series ahead," Sport 24 quoted Kieswetter, as saying.

His statement came after England was whitewashed 3-0 in the preceding three-Test series will now face Pakistan in the four one-day matches and three Twenty20 matches.

Kieswetter said all the youngsters included in the limited over squad were excited about the opportunity.

"All the lads are really looking forward to it. It's a great opportunity to showcase our talents and put on a good show for everyone watching. We worked really hard over there. It was a long tour, a tough tour and to beat Sri Lanka was a fantastic achievement. All the lads are full of confidence going into Friday's game," he added.

He termed the Sri Lanka tour a learning experience.

"Definitely, it's an opportunity to progress our cricket and play is the sub-continent is always beneficial. The learning experience was fantastic," Kieswetter said.

"All the guys are huge England fans. It's obviously not nice to see them lose and we just hope they do well in the one-day series coming up," he added. (ANI)