Monday, September 25 2006 12:08 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Karachi: Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul Haq Sunday (24 Sep, 2006) says his team has a very good chance of winning the Champions Trophy tournament starting in India next month as the sub-continent conditions would work to their advantage.

Inzamam, who had led Pakistan to a 4-2 victory in India last year, admits though that finding a consistent opening pair and fielding are areas which are a cause of concern.

"We will be working hard on finding a consistent opening pair and on our fielding during the conditioning camps in Lahore and Jaipur. But the conditions in India suit us and we have a good all-round outfit for one-day cricket," he says.

The Multan batsman also points out that he is looking forward to all-rounder Shoaib Malik hitting form again soon.

"Malik has been one of our main performers in one-day cricket and we are hoping that Mohammad Hafeez and he will give us good starts. We have the players down the order to capitalise on good opening stands," he says before leaving for London to attend the ICC disciplinary hearing.

"Malik will also be playing for Sialkot in the four-day champions match in India and will get some useful practice," Inzamam says referring to the contest between Pakistan's national champions Sialkot and India's Ranji Trophy winners Uttar Pradesh to be held in Dharamshala on Sep 27-30.

The Pakistan team will have a four-day conditioning camp in Lahore from October 1 before leaving for India. They will also undergo a weeklong training camp in Jaipur before playing their first match on October 17.

He also says India, West Indies and Australia would enter the tournament confident after the triseries in Malaysia. "But I think for our boys, after a two and half month's tour of England it was better to give them a break from cricket to allow them to recharge themselves."