Pak coach Intikhab Alam feels T20 is an unpredictable game, where even the weaker teams can shine with the limited talent.

"It is a 120 balls innings and any team can cause an upset. In the longer version of the game eventually weaker teams are found wanting but in T20 cricket they can escape and do well even with limited talent and exposure," Alam said.

Pakistan starts their World Cup twenty20 campaign on June 7 against England and Alam is backing his team to win the tournament to be held in England next month.

"I am backing my team to do well in the ICC World T20 because we have players with plenty of T20 experience and we have developed blend in our batting," Intikhab said.

The Pakistani players wound up their home preparations for the 12-team tournament by holding a marathon counseling session with sports psychologist, Maqbool Bari and having a team dinner in Lahore on Friday.

"The competition will be tough and our first aim is to qualify from our group which is not an easy one. But we have got some momentum going with the players having played recently in the series against Australia, some target practice T20 matches and in the national T20 tournament," he said.

Intikhab said the players had done all the preparations they could possibly do for the tournament and worked hard in the training sessions. "The sessions with the sports psychologist have helped and that is why I am quietly confident we can give good results even in English conditions," he said.

Time to settle the scores

Pakistan had lost the final of the inaugural ICC World T20 in 2007 to arch rivals India after a memorable match and the coach said the players were keen to make amends.

"The sports psychologist has impressed upon the boys that cricket is a team game and everyone has to play for each other to do well and we are trying to do that," he said.

Intikhab brushed aside concerns that Pakistani players would struggle in English conditions and should have gone to England earlier for acclimatisation like other teams have done.

"Look we are all professional players and expected to adapt to all conditions. Our players have ample experience of playing there and we also have to warm up matches to find some momentum in English conditions so I am not unduly worried," he said.

The former Test captain said Pakistan would look to post a total of around 170 and 180 and with their bowling in English conditions they could defend it.