Pakistan need to "stand up and be counted" against South Africa's pace attack in their series with the world's top-ranked test nation starting next month, captain Misbah-ul-Haq said on Friday.
"This series is one of the biggest challenges of my captaincy tenure but I am confident that we can pose a serious threat to South Africa," Misbah told Reuters.
The 16-member Pakistan squad leave on Sunday for a two-month tour that begins with a three-test series from Feb 1. Pakistan are touring South Africa for the first time since 2007.
"The coming series is very important for Pakistan cricket because we have mostly played our cricket in South Asia or the UAE since 2010," Misbah added.
"The last few years have been a big challenge for Pakistan cricket and the players have come through well most of the time. But this is a tour where we have to play our best cricket."
No test playing nation has visited Pakistan since March, 2009 when militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore.
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