COLOMBO: Pakistani skipper Younis Khan said he believes on performance rather than big names and optimistic that his team will produce positive results during Sri Lanka tour."The Sri Lanka tour will be a big challenge," Younis said. " We will have to leave our World Cup win behind and focus on what is a very tough assignment against Sri Lanka," said Younis while addressing a press conference here after a launching ceremony of the trophy.
Younis admitted there was more pressure on Pakistan after their success in England but said his squad had the potential to take whatever came their way.
"In Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka have a wise captain and their team is balanced with quality players, so we will have to be at our best to get positive results," he said.
"It will be double pressure on us because our people want wins in every match and after the Twenty20 success they want more success and that can put pressure on us, but we are ready for it.
"Twenty20 cricket was different and now Test cricket is different, it seriously tests the abilities of a player whereas I don't think the abilities of a player can be gauged in a Twenty20 match."
"Kaneria gives us variety and along with Saeed Ajmal supplements our spin bowling," said Younis, "so it will be a keen contest between two balanced teams and I hope it will be a great series."
Pakistan will play three Tests, five ODIs and a Twenty20. The tour begins with a three-day warm-up match in Colombo on June 29.
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