The 33-year-old skipper was excited with the way his top-order played against PCA XI in the practice game at Chandigarh but he was well aware of the fact that it would be a different ball game when they take on Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe in the preliminary round of the ICC Champions Trophy.

"It is very encouraging to see that our top-order clicked at the right time. But once we do the same in the tournament proper, I can say that our problem is solved because you should understand that it was a practice match and against a comparatively weaker opponent," he explained.

"We have been struggling with this for long so it was refreshing to see that it has worked for a change. I think we couldn't carry our innings further as the problems lies in our mind. I want to see a batsman carry his innings and not be dismissed at 30," he added.

"I was not dissatisfied with the overall performance but the only problem was our fielding. I couldn't understand why we suddenly lost our rhythm. I think our body language was not good when we were fielding," said Bashar who was also guilty yesterday letting down an easy catch.

Fielding coach Mohammad Salahuddin echoed the captain's dismay on the team's poor fielding effort which started from the recently-concluded Africa tour.

"I think some of players' body language was not up to the mark which is a sign behind sluggish fielding, especially Shahriar Nafees who missed too many balls," explained Salahuddin.

"I am trying to talk with everybody to overcome the problem and hopeful they will understand it soon," he added.