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NEWS Cricket World Cup 2007>Pak can have best bowling attack: Younis 25th Dec 2006 19.04 IST By Agencies Pakistan vice-captain Younis Khan today said the return of pacers Shoaib Akhtar , Mohammad Asif and Shabbir Ahmed to the national team would give them the strongest bowling attack in the world. "We have some very good back-up bowling resources but after these three return I am sure our attack will top in the world, better than perhaps even Australia," Younis said.
"All three are match winners and have good strike rates. To win matches against strong opponents you need to have a strong bowling attack," he said. Shoaib and Asif have been cleared of doping charges while Shabbir has returned after serving a one-year ban from the International Cricket Council for having an illegal bowling action. Pakistan begin their tour of South Africa in early January and Younis said they had enough firepower to not only match the Proteas but be better than them. "But the bottom line is all of us have to perform as a team," added Younis, who is leading Peshawar Panthers in the domestic Twenty20 Cup competition semi-finals here. Younis, who forms the backbone of the Pakistan batting with captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf, said the South Africa tour would be a good build-up to their World Cup preparations. "Everyone is looking towards the World Cup and we are lucky we play our Test series first and then five one-dayers. If we play to our ability and perform well in South Africa it will be a big boost for the World Cup," he said. Also View In-Depth Coverage: Cricket World Cup 2007 | 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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