Victories over Bangladesh and England this week have given the 1992
champions a real surge of confidence going into Sunday's match in
Adelaide against a team they have never beaten at the World Cup.
"We needed momentum, we didn't really play any really good cricket in the recent past," Waqar told reporters after the four-wicket victory over England.
"So the momentum and the confidence we got from these last two games will definitely help. "India has always been a tough opponent so we're not going to take it easy. We're going to make sure we wake up on that morning in a positive frame of mind and look to win this time."
Pakistan lost several players to injury and suspension for the tournament but Waqar said his main problem in finding the right balance was their lack of all-rounders, barring 34-year-old Shahid Afridi.
"It's difficult to have the right combination, you want to have seven batters, sometimes you want to have five bowlers so sometimes something has got to give," he said. "I think we are going to sit down in the next three days and see what's going to give. We don't really have that 'X-factor' of all-rounder, maybe a batsman who can bowl fast.
"We needed momentum, we didn't really play any really good cricket in the recent past," Waqar told reporters after the four-wicket victory over England.
"So the momentum and the confidence we got from these last two games will definitely help. "India has always been a tough opponent so we're not going to take it easy. We're going to make sure we wake up on that morning in a positive frame of mind and look to win this time."
Pakistan lost several players to injury and suspension for the tournament but Waqar said his main problem in finding the right balance was their lack of all-rounders, barring 34-year-old Shahid Afridi.
"It's difficult to have the right combination, you want to have seven batters, sometimes you want to have five bowlers so sometimes something has got to give," he said. "I think we are going to sit down in the next three days and see what's going to give. We don't really have that 'X-factor' of all-rounder, maybe a batsman who can bowl fast.
Source: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and Cricket News Today
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