The 24-year-old Indian pace bowler says aggression comes naturally to him.
Pakistan are introducing a player rotation policy to prevent burnout before next year's World Cup in the West Indies
The PCB has allowed the team trainer and physio to go on vacation, leaving the captain red-faced.
Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul Haq said the defeat in Rawalpindi had not dampened the spirit of his team.
He failed to recover from an ankle injury that prevented him from playing in the first two games.
The team management felt he should be fresh before the long series against England begins.
Pakistan go into the match with a clear edge over India having beaten them eight times in the last 10 one-dayers.
The Indian opener made his fourth hundred in seven matches against Pakistan and has also scored 1,236 runs at an average of 112.36 against them.
The Pakistan captain expressed fears that flat pitches will eventually keep people away from Test matches in the country.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India.
But Pakistan is after sweet revenge on home soil
India's captain said the team is looking forward to playing good, attractive cricket to enthuse fans on both sides of the border.
Pakistan have lost their opening batsman with typhoid for the first Test against India which starts on January 13.
The Pakistan opener is likely to miss the first Test against India, beginning January 13.
Give the captain some advice, M S Dhoni some virtual milkshake or Irfan Pathan an adrenalin boost.
Indian captain Rahul Dravid said Pakistan's ploy of targeting individuals in his side would not work.
The Pakistan captain said the supersub rule was not fair to the team that loses the toss
Pakistan beat England by seven wickets in the second ODI.
Michael Vaughan and the England team need to reproduce the form displayed during the Ashes to beat Pakistan in the final Test.
Pakistan's senior batsman will miss the final Test against England to attend the funeral of his brother.
"Inzamam played two fantastic knocks and he was the difference between the two sides," said Vaughan.
Pakistan maintained their 1-0 lead in the three-match series after drawing the second Test against England on Thursday.
England snapped up three late wickets to leave Pakistan 183 for 6 at the close on the fourth day in the second Test, an overall lead of 199 runs.
Inzamam hit a record equalling 23rd century as Pakistan made 462 before reducing England to 113 for 3 at close on day 2 of the second Test.
Inzamam-ul-Haq equalled the record for the number of Test centuries by a Pakistani when he scored his 23rd hundred during the second Test against England.
Pakistan ended day one on 300 for four against England in the second Test
'It was a very important victory for us,' said the Multan-born Pakistan captain
England's pacemen took four wickets between them to restrict Pakistan to 244 for six at close on the first day of the first Test.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq fears that the outcome of the test series against England will be affected by a loss of overs due to fewer playing hours.
An Australian newspaper reported that Virender Sehwag and Inzamam-ul-Haq mocked at captain Graeme Smith during the Super Series Test.
The Sri Lankan batsman will strengthen the Asia XI batting for the second Afro-Asia Cup ODI against Africa XI.
The Asia XI captain said his batsmen still "needed hard work in the nets over the next two days" to win the series.
Congratulate the left-hander on reaching the 10,000-run mark in ODIs.
Tendulkar, Ganguly, Azharuddin and Dravid appear in the list.
Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq struck an unbeaten 64 to keep Pakistan in the hunt for a series levelling win against the West Indies on day three of the second and final Test.
The 35-year-old is hoping to accomplish what no other Pakistan captain has.
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