Speaking exclusively to PakPassion.net, successful Pakistani tour manager Yawar Saeed stated “that he was delighted and very proud of the returning Twenty/20 World Cup winning Pakistani squad”. “The boys were magnificent” stated Yawar, “they worked hard throughout the tour and got stronger and better as the tour progressed and once they became accustomed to conditions”.

I first met up with the Pakistan squad a couple of days after their arrival in the UK as they embarked on their first full training session at Nottingham.

It was standing room only in the Middlesex Room at Lords as the worlds media gathered for what was going to be a celebratary press conference for Younis Khan.

It was with baited breath that the worlds media waited for the arrival of the Pakistan captain at the post match press conference after the exceptional victory over South Africa.

Wasim Akram was, is and will always be a hero to me. I come from a generation of Pakistani cricket fans who saw this man develop from a skinny, young and raw left armer to one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game.

Speaking exclusively to PakPassion.net this evening, Pakistan tour manager and media manager Yawar Saeed stated that "the Pakistan team was focussed and confident ahead of the huge match tomorrow against South Africa at Trent Bridge Nottingham". "The boys are in good spirits and looking forward to the game" stated Yawar.

Younis Khan is a man well known for his smile and his happy go lucky attitude, but today when he was asked about the ball tampering allegations from the Kiwis, that smile soon disappeared.

It was a tense atmosphere in the press conference room at Lords as holders and favourites India crashed out of the Twenty/20 World Cup.

I met up with former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson in the rather plush surroundings of the broadcasting centre at the Oval yesterday whilst the South Africa versus West Indies match was in progress and shortly before the crucial encounter between Pakistan and New Zealand.

Younis Khan's post match press conference after the New Zealand game yesterday at the Oval portrayed a man who was confident and finally happy with the lineup and makeup of his team. He was in good sprits and I felt it was his best performance during a press conference. He even found time to share a joke with myself before the press conference.