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Pakistan are set to fulfill India, on Wednesday, March 30, in a much-awaited semi-last sport of ICC World Cup 2011. India are overwhelming favourites to win the match. Pakistan have been in disarray within the months leading up to the world cup; the spot-fixing scam that broke out through the team's England tour demoralised them at the same time as they have been trying to re-build their squad. Crucially, they lost three extremely gifted players, in Asif, Amir and Butt.

A successful tour of New Zealand united the lads, beneath Afridi. Captaincy was expected to be a bone of rivalry, especially as previously, the staff had typically been divided into rival factions underneath different captaincy aspirants. On this occasion, Misbah, the only different contender for the captaincy, stepped aside within the Pathan's favour, even as the Pakistan Cricket Board dithered on naming the skipper for the cup.

There's a uncommon unity, among the many Pakistani gamers, not seen because the days Imran Khan was at the helm. Famously, Imran answered General Zia's name and got here again from retirement to lead the team to the 1992 world cup. A half-fit Imran played as a pure batsman, coming in at number three, and his seventy two in the ultimate contributed considerably to the title that the staff finally won. This time round, Pakistan's continued fortunes will depend upon the following six men:

1. Shahid Afridi:

If there's an analogy with Imran Khan on the 1992 occasion, Afridi, better recognized for his batting exploits, has shone with the ball, at this world cup, and he's currently the leading wicket taker, with 21 scalps in seven games. Like Imran, Afridi has impressed along with his man-administration expertise; the gamers swear by their captain, and this unity, greater than the rest, has helped Pakistan to the semi-finals. Afridi has been main from the front, albeit not with the bat, but his bat may have an enormous function to play towards India, particularly if Pakistan bat second and have to chase a stiff target. Afridi has gone on report as saying that his dream was to beat India in India at the world cup.

2. Younis Khan:

Younis Khan is another senior player whose presence lends stability to the team, 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 the perfect man for the job. With his genial self-effacing nature and his many responsible knocks for his staff, Younis exudes the air of a senior statesman, and the staff will look to him for a giant innings against India.

3. Misbah-Ul-Haq:

In the absence of Mohd Yousuf, Misbah-Ul-Haq is technically the most completed batsman of the team. His composure at the crease is in sharp contrast with the mercurial picture of the quintessential Pakistani cricketer. Misbah came near pulling off an inconceivable win towards India within the 2007 T20 world cup remaining, in the company of Sohail Tanvir, after Pakistan had lost 7 wickets. The workforce will need a lot extra of that resoluteness against India, on March 30.

4. Umar Gul:

Umar Gul has always had a penchant for taking wickets, while not trying threatening, by way of pace. Gul has been a low-profile participant, having performed within the shadow of extra completed bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar and Mohd Asif. Given the new ball for the first time, Gul has revelled in his new found position as the workforce's strike bowler, and Pakistan will look to him for an early breakthrough towards India.

5. Umar Akmal:

Umar Akmal is arguably the most exciting young batsman to have emerged in the previous few years. The extreme talent that Akmal brings to bear on the crease has typically proved his undoing, accompanied as it is by an excessive sense of adventure. Afridi has named the young man as a strong contender for Man-of-the-Event; Akmal's innings underneath strain within the league match in opposition to Australia didn't belie that hope.

6. Abdul Razzaq:

On his day, outdated war horse Abdul Razzaq is capable of absolutely anything, with bat and ball alike, engaging in all of it with a poker face. The semi-closing towards India could hinge on which Razzaq seems on the field, on March 30 -- the good or the indifferent.

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