LAHORE: Pakistan skipper Younis Khan has targeted winning at least one of the next two big ICC one-day tournaments, the Champions Trophy or the 2011 World Cup. Other goals he has set for his side are beating India and Australia in Test series. “Every captain has certain targets in mind, mine is that we must win either of these two major ICC events until I am captain,” Younis said during Pakistan’s conditioning camp in Karachi. “We also go to Australia later this year and we have never won a Test series there. I think we have the best chance of achieving this first time feat in the coming series.” He also hoped India and Pakistan would resume bilateral cricket, which was suspended after the Mumbai terrorist attacks last November. “I would love to lead the team in a full series against India as beating them would be a big achievement for me and a big plus in my career.”
Younis has already led Pakistan to a major trophy, Twenty20 World Cup in England earlier this year, and was confident his squad was strong enough to achieve the targets he had set. “We have the players to win the Champions Trophy or World Cup and even beat Australia in Australia but we need to combine and click together.” Pakistan are drawn with India and Australia in the group phase of the Champions Trophy, but Younis was unfazed by the strong opponents. “When our team is clicking well and playing with confidence and on a high it does not matter how many teams we have in our group,” he said. “Even if they are six we can still qualify for the semi-finals.” Pakistan kick off their Champions Trophy campaign against West Indies on September 23 in Johannesburg
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