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NEWS Pakistan in India 2005>Pace is not the answer to Pakistan batsman: Pathan 19th Jan 2005 23.25 IST By CricketZone Bureau Denying reports that he was trying to increase his pace, Indian speedster Irfan Pathan said he was not working on pace and merely speed in any case will not bring him wickets in the upcoming home series against Pakistan. ''A lot of people are saying a lot of things but I am not working on pace at the moment. In fact, I have not even started bowling after my injury. For now I am just working on fitness and strengthening the muscles in the injured area,'' Irfan told a news agency in New Delhi, adding, ''Andrew Leipus has been a big help and I am here because he has granted me two days' leave.''
He also said that he did not attach extra value to any particular batsman. ''The wicket of any Pakistani batsman is special,'' he said. Irfan rued missing the tsunami fund-raiser in Melbourne but hoped to make it in the Asian edition of the event. ''Missing the game due to injury hurt because it was for such a noble cause,'' he lamented. He, however, expressed staunch belief that he would be fully fit before the commencement of the three-Test and five-one-day series against Inzamam's men next month. The handsome youngster also felt that the team had a very good chance of retaining the series, under skipper Sourav Ganguly . ''Ganguly is the best captain I have played under and I am confident under him we can triumph this time also.'' India had won the Test series in Pakistan last year 2-1 and the ODI series 3-2. Irfan said he would miss Laxmipathy Balaji , who was his pace-partner at the start of his international career, but maintained that one has to go on. He said he was very comfortable sharing the new ball with Zaheer Khan , Ashish Nehra and Ajit Agarkar . Also View In-Depth Coverage: Pakistan in India 2005 Team Page: India Team Page: Pakistan | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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