Pakistan seek win to farewell Misbah
Pakistan's third and final Test against England from Sunday could be a fitting farewell for Misbah-ul-Haq, the country's most successful captain who is mulling his Test future.
The 41-year-old, who quit one-day cricket after the World Cup earlier this year, had suggested that he would leave the game after a two-Test series against India in December-January.
But with relations between the arch-rivals once again strained and with that series in doubt, this England series may be Misbah's last.
"I was trying to make a decision before this Test but now I have just left it," Misbah said Saturday.
"I will really think about what I should do because there is a long gap before our next series," Misbah added, referring to Pakistan's next series in England in July next year.
Pakistan are 1-0 up against England after winning the second Test by 178 runs in Dubai. The first Test ended in a draw in Abu Dhabi.
A 2-0 series win will lift Pakistan to number two in the ICC (International Cricket Council) Test rankings, previously briefly attained by them for few days in August 2006.
Misbah's personal form and fitness suggest he can carry on, having scored 3, 51, 102 and 87 in the four innings of the series.
But he said a player should leave the game on a high.
"One should think about leaving the game with respect rather than leaving it when he is forced to leave," said Misbah.
Misbah will hope his team does not squander a good opportunity to win another Test series, as they did against New Zealand, who fought back for 1-1 in Sharjah last year.
