Urooj Mumtaz and Bismah Maroof shared the Player of the Series award © Pakistan Cricket Board

From a personal perspective it was really nice to be one of the Player of the Series for my 12 wickets and 145 runs. The other Player of the Series, Bismah Maroof, our young left-handed opening batsman, again confirmed her potential as she topped the run scoring list, while it was really good to see Asfa Batool taking wickets as well.

The tournament has given us a good idea of who the best Twenty20 players are in the country and I am sure that will influence the thinking of the selectors when they meet to decide who will be in our training camp squads ahead of the series against West Indies.

One disappointment of the past week was the size of crowds at matches, which were again really made up only of families of players, but on the other hand it was great to have most major news crews in Pakistan covering the final.

There was even talk at one stage that the final was going to be televised and although it didn't happen this time, it would be great for us to get some broadcast coverage in the future, for this event.

With the final of the tournament being held in the National Stadium at Karachi, it was great to play on a ground that will be hosting the Champions Trophy in September.

I hope all the top players will be able to make it to Pakistan and I know my team-mates and I are keen to watch as many games as we can live, in order to pick up some tips from some of the stars of the men's game.

	It'll be an exciting and novel experience playing alongside the Pakistan men at the World Twenty20 © AFP

I am very excited about today's announcement on the ICC World Twenty20 2009. It has been officially confirmed that we will be playing in a joint event with the men next year, with the semis and final of the women's event taking place as a curtain-raiser to the men's event.

Normally I am glued to the action whenever Pakistan's men are playing in an international event, so to be part of the same event is going to be an incredible feeling.

The draw is very tough for us, as we struggled against India and Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup, but hopefully we will have improved in time for then.

I am looking forward to having the opportunity to seeing some of the stars of the game, who I have read about but never played against. While I have played against India and Sri Lanka many times before, I have never played Australia or New Zealand.

It's quite strange knowing all the stats about some of the top players, but not really knowing their style of batting or bowling, as there is so little women's cricket on television at the moment.

Obviously we have the World Cup before then and that will obviously provide a great opportunity to see how people approach their batting and bowling. But both ICC events in 2009 are a long way off for the moment, so there are other things to focus upon for the moment.

	Yet to play Australia and New Zealand © Getty Images

Judging by some of the comments on the blog, plenty of people think I have some work to do on my game, so they will be pleased to know I now have my own coach to really help me develop my batting. I thought this was the best solution given that my plans to go to England hadn't worked out. I have been working for three hours a day on my batting, which has been supported by a vigorous training programme which has been designed for me by my fitness trainer.

Quite a few of the girls are undergoing similar regimes and I am pleased to report that my training is beginning to pay dividends with some good scores in some of the matches I have played recently.

I hope I will be able to translate this form to the next domestic competition, which starts in July, which will hopefully provide the opportunity for some of the most talented players from a junior camp, which takes place later this month, to be exposed to a national competition.

Until then, it is more batting and bowling practice, yet more waiting for my dentistry results, a diving holiday in Thailand and day dreams of success in the World Twenty20.