Karachi, Oct 6: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq said that he would give his best for the ICC World XI in the one-off Super Series Test against Australia XI after being controversially overlooked for the one day squad.

Talking to the reporters before his departure for Sydney, Inzamam said: “By giving due performance against Australia XI in the six-day Test I will show everybody that I have no grudge against ICC for not selecting me in the one day squad.”

Initially, Inzamam was overlooked by the ICC selection committee, headed by former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar, for the three-match one-day series as well as the Test against Australia XI. He was later named in the Test squad as a replacement for the injured Sachin Tendulkar.

Inzamam said that in the captains meeting, prior to the Test in Sydney, he would try to persuade the ICC to include more Tests than ODIs in the schedule as players were more vulnerable to injuries in the limited-overs matches than the traditional five-day games.—PPI