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Pakistan are set to satisfy India, on Wednesday, March 30, in a much-awaited semi-last game of ICC World Cup 2011. India are overwhelming favourites to win the match. Pakistan were in disarray in the months main as much as the world cup; the spot-fixing scam that broke out during the group's England tour demoralised them even as they have been seeking to re-construct their squad. Crucially, they lost three extremely gifted players, in Asif, Amir and Butt.

A profitable tour of New Zealand united the men, under Afridi. Captaincy was expected to be a bone of rivalry, especially as up to now, the team had often been divided into rival factions beneath completely different captaincy aspirants. On this event, Misbah, the only different contender for the captaincy, stepped aside within the Pathan's favour, even because the Pakistan Cricket Board dithered on naming the skipper for the cup.

There is a rare unity, among the Pakistani gamers, not seen since the days Imran Khan was on the helm. Famously, Imran answered General Zia's name and got here again from retirement to lead the workforce to the 1992 world cup. A half-match Imran played as a pure batsman, coming in at number three, and his 72 in the last contributed considerably to the title that the group eventually won. This time round, Pakistan's continued fortunes will rely upon the next six men:

1. Shahid Afridi:

If there's an analogy with Imran Khan on the 1992 event, Afridi, higher known for his batting exploits, has shone with the ball, at this world cup, and he is at present the leading wicket taker, with 21 scalps in seven games. Like Imran, Afridi has impressed with his man-management expertise; the gamers swear by their captain, and this unity, more than anything, has helped Pakistan to the semi-finals. Afridi has been main from the front, albeit not with the bat, however his bat might have a giant function to play towards India, especially if Pakistan bat second and have to chase a stiff target. Afridi has gone on document as saying that his dream was to beat India in India on the world cup.

2. Younis Khan:

Younis Khan is one other senior player whose presence lends stability to the staff, particularly to its fragile batting line up. Younis skippered Pakistan to the T20 World Cup title in 2009, and stepped aside while claiming publicly that he wasn't one of the best man for the job. Along with his genial self-effacing nature and his many accountable knocks for his staff, Younis exudes the air of a senior statesman, and the staff will look to him for an enormous innings towards India.

3. Misbah-Ul-Haq:

Within the absence of Mohd Yousuf, Misbah-Ul-Haq is technically essentially the most accomplished batsman of the team. His composure on the crease is in sharp distinction with the mercurial picture of the quintessential Pakistani cricketer. Misbah got here close to pulling off an inconceivable win towards India within the 2007 T20 world cup last, in the firm of Sohail Tanvir, after Pakistan had misplaced 7 wickets. The workforce will want loads extra of that resoluteness against India, on March 30.

4. Umar Gul:

Umar Gul has at all times had a penchant for taking wickets, while not trying threatening, in terms of pace. Gul has been a low-profile participant, having performed within the shadow of more accomplished bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar and Mohd Asif. Given the brand new ball for the primary time, Gul has revelled in his new found function as the crew's strike bowler, and Pakistan will look to him for an early breakthrough against India.

5. Umar Akmal:

Umar Akmal is arguably essentially the most exciting younger batsman to have emerged in the previous few years. The intense expertise that Akmal brings to bear at the crease has typically proved his undoing, accompanied as it's by an extreme sense of adventure. Afridi has named the young man as a robust contender for Man-of-the-Event; Akmal's innings below pressure within the league match in opposition to Australia did not belie that hope.

6. Abdul Razzaq:

On his day, outdated struggle horse Abdul Razzaq is able to absolutely anything, with bat and ball alike, carrying out it all with a poker face. The semi-closing towards India may hinge on which Razzaq appears on the sphere, on March 30 -- the sensible or the indifferent.

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