Pakistani batsmen Mohammad Rizwan, who became the only player to score 1000 calendar runs in T20Is (1033 in 20 innings) during the World Cup, said that he was happy to achieve the feat for his country and added that he was motivated by his detractors, pushing him towards the feat.

''I am happy that I have scored the most runs in the calendar year. But I'm more delighted that I was able to secure this record for my country. I used to get a push from all the talks that were going around behind my back and it used to give a challenge and I always welcomed it. 

''If I have to talk about my record surely I would mention the names who were behind me in this journey. Richard Pybuss helped me mentally to adjust with T20 cricket. Inzy [Inzamam-ul-Haq] bhai had given me ideas. But the man who was behind the seen during this journey and helped me a lot through this whole year and whenever I needed help in the ground the man who arranged it is our Shahid Aslam bhai (Assistant Coach).

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''As far as Mathew Hayden is concerned to be honest at this stage no one can tell you how to hold the bat or say something that will make a huge change in your batting. But they can tell you something that can give you a clue and earlier there was Younis [Khan] bhai who had given me two or three clues and it helped me to move forward. I am following those suggestions made by Yunus bhai and Mathew Hayden also said few things that not only helped me but what I feel is that if all the Pakistani batter follow that it will them in their career. A stage comes when all the ex-players share their experience and if you can pick one or two things from them it will help a lot in their career,'' he said.

Rizwan was not present during Pakistan team's opening day training session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Academy premises on Monday as he is recovering from chest pain, but he said he was hopeful of beginning preparations from tomorrow.

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''I am fine now I had some breathing problem in Dubai but now I am fine and hopefully I will start training from tomorrow. The doctors and physio prescribed some rest and I have completed it."

The first of the three-match T20I series begins on Friday (November 19). The series will be followed by a two-match Test series.

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