Pakistan can be best in the world - Mohsin Khan

Mohsin Khan says he and Misbah-ul-Haq have a "wonderful rapport".

Mohsin Khan, Pakistan's interim coach, believes that Pakistan has the ability to become the best team in the world following its second successive Test victory over the No.1 Test side, England.

"I think this team has the capacity to become the world's best team," Mohsin said. "Our target should be to gradually come in the top three in both Tests and one-day cricket, and then gradually go to world number one.

Mohsin also said that Misbah's side had "a lot to prove" in overseas conditions.

"Now we have to perform when we play in other parts of the world. We have a lot to prove. When we go to England, our batsmen struggle against swing and seam bowling just as England struggle against spin. But give our bowlers credit: it needs skill to exploit rivals' weaknesses. Our spinners bowled well."

Mohsin praised his relationship with captain Misbah"He is a very good captain," Mohsin said, "and I have a wonderful rapport with him. He gives me respect as coach and as his senior and I give him respect as captain, so it is a mutual thing.

"We make a game plan and take inputs from senior and junior players. Maybe a junior player has something good and wise to tell us. Misbah respects my experience and as coach it is my duty to support him as he is to make the team fight. He is doing that.

"When I became coach I knew that this team had talent in abundance. My first priority was to make them mentally and physically strong and that was on display when Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq batted. We won a lost match on Saturday and the kind of belief and self confidence this team has shown is great."