The experienced Razzaq told reporters on the sidelines of a training session here at the P Sara Oval that he is committed to the team's cause through whatever role he can play during the global tournament.

"I have the confidence and whenever the team's need me I'll be there," said Razzaq, who has become a talking point among the Pakistani media covering the World Cup here because of the team management's decision to send him at number eight.

Razzaq has not impressed mush in his role as a new-ball bowler and at number eight doesn't get enough chance to make his presence felt with the bat.

Does he wish to get promoted up the order?

"Off course everybody wants to spend as much time as possible on the crease," he said. "It's my wish to play up the order but right now the sort of combination we have the team management has taken the right decision."

Razzaq, 31, is confident that he can silence his critics, the moment he gets a chance to prove his worth as a late-order pinch-hitter. "Whenever I get the chance I will show them my batting," he stressed.

The Lahore-born player said that he is trying all his experience as an international cricket in a bid to bowl impressively with the new ball on what are quite batting-friendly wickets in Sri Lanka.

"The conditions are not easy for fast bowlers here," he said. "But if you use your experience then there is a chance. For us, the conditions are not really tough either because it's quite similar to what we have at home."

Pakistan will play Canada on Thursday after a four-day break. They will later meet New Zealand on March 8, Zimbabwe on March 14 and Australia five days later.

Razzaq is pleased with the long breaks between World Cup matches. "The ICC has made a good schedule for the World Cup because there is ample time to recover between matches," he said.

Razzaq said that Pakistan will go all out to win their remaining matches in a bid to top Group A. "The real crunch games will start with the quarterfinals so we want to begin that stage with some solid results in the group stages."