
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer insisted his side would not take West Indies lightly when they meet in the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday.
Woolmer said that the West Indies, whitewashed 4-0 during their recent Test series in England, would be hard to beat. 8220;I think they8217;ve gone through some tough times but they are an ever-improving side. They8217;ve got some quality batsmen, Brian Lara obviously.8221;
He has plenty of experience of the great man, having coached the West Indies captain during the 1994 English season when Warwickshire won three domestic trophies and Lara scored a first-class world-record 501 not out, on the Birmingham ground, against Durham. 8220;Ramnaresh Sarwan made runs today too. So it8217;s not going to be an easy game by any stretch of the imagination.8221;
Pakistan booked their place in the last four when, having restricted India to 200 all out, they finished on 201-7 with four balls to spare. Yousuf Youhana8217;s unbeaten 81 saw Pakistan home after fast bowler Rana Naved took a one-day international career-best 4-25. Youhana came to the crease with Pakistan in trouble at 27-3 and needed a runner for the final stages of his innings after suffering cramps.
Looking ahead to the possibility of winning a final against either world champions Australia or hosts England who play at Edgbaston on Tuesday at the Oval on Saturday, Inzamam said: 8220;We will try our very best. The way this team is playing it is looking very good and hopefully we will go through.8221; Former England batsman Woolmer said he was trying to comprehend the enormity of an India-Pakistan clash, having seen his team make harder work than they ought to have done of winning a game watched by a 21,000 sell-out crowd.