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Younis wary of SL

Second Test starts today

AFP, Lahore
Pakistan captain Younis Khan fears Sri Lanka will come out fighting to give their captain Mahela Jayawardene a winning farewell in the second Test, which starts here on Sunday.
The 31 -year-old touring captain steps down from captaincy after this match -- a factor Younis said would motivate the tourists to lift their game
"We are aware of it and this being Mahela's last Test, he and his team may come down hard on us. But we will focus on our strength and our planning," said Younis on Saturday.
Jayawardene also led Sri Lanka to the final of the 2007 World Cup held in the West Indies where they lost to Australia.
Younis said his team respected the Sri Lankan captain but would not be overawed.
"He has had a good record and has earned more respect in the last couple of years. I asked him to give him a guard of honour but he politely turned it down. But the respect will not
overawe us, we will try to win this match," said Younis.
The newly appointed Pakistan captain played down the hype around the pitch after the first Test ended in draw on a batsmanfriendlystrip.
"The pitch looks nice and bouncy," said Younis of the Gaddafi Stadium pitch, which has grass on top.
"It is necessary that we have result-oriented pitches, especially in Pakistan where there's not much international cricket."
The Karachi Test was Pakistan's first in 14 months after foreign teams refused to tour the country over securi ty fears.
Jayawardene dispelled the impression that the hype around his farewell would unsettle his team.
"I don't think it would be a distraction," said Jayawardene, who scored 240 and was involved in a world record stand of 437 with Thilan Samaraweera (231) in the first Test. "The focus is there and it would be great if we cap it with a win.
"When we played here last month we got a
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very lively track and it helped fast bowlers. We hope it has something for the bowlers like it had in the last one-day match," said Jayawardene of the match Sri Lanka won to take the series 2-1.
Jayawardene said he hoped his team would take all their chances in the field.
"We must hold onto the catches, especially against Younis," said Jayawardene of the Pakistan captain who hit an epic 313 to help Pakistan avoid follow-on in the first Test
"We need to give credit to him for he batted for long Kenod of time. Our bowlers also owled well and if we keep that same discipline and can create more opportunities, then it's fine."
TEAMS
PAKISTAN (from): Younis Khan (captain), Salman Butt, Khurram Manzoor, Ahmed Shahzad, Shoaib Malik, Misbahul Haq, Faisal Iqbal, Asim Kamal, Fawad Alam, Yasir Arafat, Danish Kaneria, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Talha, Sohail Khan.
SRI LANKA (from): Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Malinda Wamapura. Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Prasanna Jayawardene, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralidaran, Ajantha Mendis, Chamara Kapugedera. Nuwan Kulasekara, Dilhara Fernando, Thilan Thushara, SurangaLakmal.
Umpires: Simon Taufel and Steve Davis.