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Focus on India, Pak not a concern right now: Ponting

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Posted online: Tuesday , January 01, 2008 at 12:00:00
Updated: Tuesday , January 01, 2008 at 07:48:16


Sydney, January 1: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting admitted his teammates were rattled by reports of turmoil in Pakistan but maintained that the world champions have not lost focus of the task at hand -- beating India in the ongoing Test series.

"No doubt sitting back and watching the events of last week in the change rooms probably did create some grave concerns," Ponting told reporters in a pre-match press conference ahead of the second Test against India.

"With the tour being so far away, to the players' credit so far, there hasn't been a great deal of talk about it around the rooms," he said.

Pakistan plunged into chaos after former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination last week, leading to security concerns in the Australian team and the board.

Australia are scheduled to play three Tests, five ODIs and a Twenty20 match in Pakistan in March.

Ponting said the Australians, for now, were totally focused on India.

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