Shoaib Malik praised his players following their clean sweep over the West Indies in the three-match ODI series in Abu Dhabi.

Younis Khan hit a sparkling 101 and Ifthikar Anjum picked up four wickets as Pakistan defeated the West Indies by 31 runs in the final match.

Pakistan have been starved of international cricket this year with several teams refusing to tour the country due to security reasons.

Malik was thrilled with the triumph.

"Before the start of this series, I had asked the players to play to potential and show commitment," Malik said.

"They have done that quite well and I am pleased they have given their best here.

"In the second match, our total was small but we knew that they heavily depend on Chris Gayle.

"We planned to get Gayle out early and did it. We also did well in saving boundaries as planned.

"We have not played international cricket in a long time, but that hasn't deterred us.

"This win is a big boost to our confidence ahead of the series against India."

India are scheduled to play three Tests and five one-day internationals in Pakistan in January and February next year. However, there are doubts over the tour due to security worries.

Malik expects a tough test if the tour takes place.

"The way India are playing we would need to be at our best and do extra work to beat them," Malik said.

Man of the Match Younis, however, said India would be beatable.

"This is pretty much the same team we played and beat last year," Younis said.

"The only difference is they have an aggressive captain in Dhoni.

"But Dhoni has been very lucky as his changes and decisions have all paid off.

"His real test will come when luck deserts him."