Pakistan's head coach, Waqar Younis said he has moved on from the 2011 World Cup semi-final defeat to India and was hopeful that his team will go all the way in the upcoming World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
"Obviously there is that regret over losing that semi-final. You think about the mistakes you made or what should have been done differently. But modern day cricket is such you move on and think ahead," he told reporters here today.
Waqar, 42, who has been involved in four World Cups in 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2011 as player or coach said that cricket had changed so much since he played that one needed to move on for the next match.
"Cricket has changed tremendously since I played. The laws have changed and modern day cricket is very different. We also need to embrace these changes to move ahead," he said.
The former Pakistan captain said that the World Cup was a big tournament because of the expectations from all teams.
"I think we have a good team and we are working on settling on a combination for the World Cup. In Saeed Ajmal's absence, Shahid Afridi and Muhammad Hafeez have to take more responsibility as bowlers. At the same time I think captain Misbah-ul-Haq and some of the others also need to tweek their game a bit now in ODIs."
He pointed out that in modern day cricket teams needed to target scores in excess of 300 in ODIs with the changed rules.
"For that we need to change our mindset and be more passionate and our players need to be more aggressive. I am working on changing the mindset of our players but even I don't have a magic wand and the team will continue to make mistakes. It is fine as long as we learn from them," he said.
On Ajmal's suspension from bowling in international cricket, Waqar said he was already looking for a younger replacement who could serve Pakistan cricket for a while.
"But my vision is that we need to have younger players after every four to five years. That is what modern day cricket demands from you. It is also demands that the players and the support staff are on one page in whatever they do," he added.
