Karachi: Head coach Misbah-ul-Haq believes that Pakistani batsmen need to improve their play against spin if they are to do well in this year's T20 World Cup in India.
Talking to the media after winning the T20 series against South Africa on Sunday night, Misbah noted that pitches at this time of the year had been a bit different than usual in Pakistan perhaps because of the weather conditions.
"I think batsmen from both sides struggled in this series also because the spinners bowled well. But yes our batting against spin is something we need to look at and improve as even we can see the errors.
"The fact is we are not playing spin well and if we are to do well in India where the World Cup is to be held we have to learn to play spin better and improve the way we play spinners," he added.
Misbah also hinted at having seniors like Shoaib Malik and Muhammad Hafeez in his plans for the T20 World Cup.
"When some players return things will improve and we need to work on it," he said.
Misbah said that he was happy to see debutant leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood doing well.
"I think he bowled very well and he is a good addition to our pool of players. It is good to see we have a bunch of good spinners who are wicket-taking options for us specially in T20s and this will help in India, he said.
He said Pakistan had been without key players like Imad Wasim, Hafeez and Shadab Khan in the T20 series and when they returned options would increase.