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Pakistan's newly appointed captain Azhar Ali, coach Waqar Younis and Bangladesh Shakib al Hasan talk ahead of the three-match one-day series on Thursday.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Shakib al Hasan, Captain, Bangladesh,

"The boys have been consistent, young guys are performing well. We are playing as a team, so we believe if we play to our potential we will win".

SOUNDBITE: (English) Azhar Ali, Captain, Pakistan,

" Yes, definitely Bangladesh has really improved in the last few months I think. They have been playing quite well together. But obviously we have a young side, but obviously very talented. Few youngsters coming into the team, they are very excited and very talented. Especially in bowling, we have..the way they bowled in the world cup, I think they were one of the best bowling side in the world cup. So I think there is bit of ..lack of experience, I think we will miss that. But as a young team we are very much looking forward to it. Bangladesh has certainly improved but we have come here to play hard cricket, positive cricket and I think you will see it in the middle"

SOUNDBITE: (English) Waqar Younis, Coach, Pakistan,

" Pakistan is fortunate that we have got some serious talent in our country. And these guys who have come here on tour, they are very talented and you will probably see in the next couple of days and even in the test matches. No doubt, Bangladesh has improved a lot in the recent past. They are a very experienced side now, they have learnt a lot in the recent times. But yeah, it is very exciting for me to be part of this team and we are really looking forward to this challenge".