Chennai: Adapting to the new ODI rules will be "very difficult" for both the bowlers and captain in the beginning of a match, Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq said here on Saturday.
"It is a very difficult scenario. At the beginning, both for the bowlers and the captain, it will be difficult to adapt because for a long time, this (the old) format has been in vogue," Misbah told reporters on the eve of the first one-dayer against India.
Under the new rules, one new ball will be used at each end, bowlers will be allowed two bouncers an over, there will be no batting Power Play, the bowling Power Play will have to be completed before the 40th over, and at no stage in the innings will more than four fielders be allowed outside the 30-yard circle.
"To adapt will be difficult, there will be changes in the game -? the way the batsmen play, the tactics of the bowlers and slowly, bowlers, batsmen and captains will come to grip with it. But at the start, it will definitely be difficult for everyone concerned," Misbah added.
The match between the two neighbours would be the first occasion when the new rules would be implemented.
Asked how would they about in the three-match series, Misbah said his side will have to play positive cricket.
"One thing we thought before coming here is that we have to play good positive cricket. It has been apparent during the T20s that for the first time, the Pakistan team is playing without pressure.
"Hopefully, we will play the same way in the ODIs, be it in batting or bowling, play with the same kind of aggression."
About playing in this cricket-crazy country, he said the Pakistan team has always enjoyed the "thrill" of being involved in a match with India here.
"It is always good to play in India, in whatever part we are playing, because the people here really love watching cricket and specially India-Pakistan, we have always enjoyed the thrill, the people`s interest.
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