Misbah denies Pak 'panicking' but admits squad's batting struggles ahead of Windies tie

Pakistan cricket team captain Misbah-ul Haq has denied that his squad is panicking, but admitted that their side's batting woes need attention ahead of their important World Cup match against the West Indies.

Pakistan and West Indies would go head-to-head on Sunday at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, with both sides desperate to get points on the board after both lost their first matches in Pool B.

Pakistan suffered a dramatic batting collapse when they were outclassed by India while the West Indies were upset by Ireland, The Dawn reported.

Misbah claimed that this is an important game, and both teams need to win, adding that they know that. He claimed that Pakistan knew that they had to rectify their problem batting.

However, the skipper insisted that they are not panicking.

Misbah's 76 against India was the only half century in the Pakistan innings but he said that he should not have been responsible for holding the innings together.

The skipper said that it doesn't mean that all the time it should be him, adding that it should be two other guys out of six or seven batsmen that are playing. He said that this is how normally cricket is being played, stating that every time all seven batsmen don't perform and maybe two or three just score runs and one just wins the game.

Misbah said that the guys who are not at the moment performing, they know that they are good enough players, and they can just come to the party in the next games.

Pakistan reached 102-2 against India before the batting imploded with three wickets for one run before they limped through to 224, well short of India's 300.

Misbah claimed that moving him up the order from his number four slot was not the answer. He revealed that they just collapsed in the middle order, so it wasn't a problem at the top, adding that what Pakistan is missing is that they need to have better partnerships on a regular basis, whether it's at the top, whether it's in the middle order.