Shoaib Akhtar has set himself a target of playing until the next World Cup and completing 400 wickets in one-day internationals.
"These are my personal goals and I am happy to be given another chance to play for my country. I am working very hard on my fitness and training. I think I can play for two to three years more if I am used in selected matches. Say I play in three out of five one-day matches in a series and I can prolong my career," Shoaib said.
Frustrated to be awefully short of playing a single Test this year, Shoaib said, "How can we prove ourselves or our worth without playing tests and against good teams." Though he is one of the most experienced players in the team, Shoaib said he had no ambitions to lead the national team but insisted on the importance of supporting whosoever is the captain.
"Whoever gets this honour we all need to support him because at the end of the day it is all about Pakistan cricket," he said.
Shoaib also endorsed the idea of playing in domestic cricket and said it would be a good way of keeping cricket alive in the country.
"I think it is a good move to appoint all the senior players as captains of their respective provincial teams. I think all of us need to play in domestic tournaments and interact with the youngsters. This is one way to keep the sport going in this country and keeping interest of people alive in cricket
