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Pakistan are set to fulfill India, on Wednesday, March 30, in a a lot-awaited semi-closing sport of ICC World Cup 2011. India are overwhelming favourites to win the match. Pakistan were in disarray in the months leading up to the world cup; the spot-fixing scam that broke out through the group's England tour demoralised them whilst they have been looking to re-construct their squad. Crucially, they lost three extremely talented players, in Asif, Amir and Butt.

A profitable tour of New Zealand united the boys, beneath Afridi. Captaincy was expected to be a bone of competition, especially as up to now, the group had often been divided into rival factions below completely different captaincy aspirants. On this event, Misbah, the only different contender for the captaincy, stepped apart 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 many Pakistani gamers, not seen for the reason that days Imran Khan was at the helm. Famously, Imran answered General Zia's call and got here back from retirement to steer the crew to the 1992 world cup. A half-match Imran performed as a pure batsman, coming in at quantity three, and his seventy two in the closing contributed substantially to the title that the group eventually won. This time around, Pakistan's continued fortunes will rely on the next six males:

1. Shahid Afridi:

If there's an analogy with Imran Khan at the 1992 event, Afridi, better identified for his batting exploits, has shone with the ball, at this world cup, and he is at present the main wicket taker, with 21 scalps in seven games. Like Imran, Afridi has impressed together with his man-administration skills; the players 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, but his bat could have an enormous role to play against India, particularly if Pakistan bat second and need to chase a stiff target. Afridi has gone on record 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 workforce, particularly to its fragile batting line up. Younis skippered Pakistan to the T20 World Cup title in 2009, and stepped aside whereas claiming publicly that he wasn't the very best man for the job. Together with his genial self-effacing nature and his many responsible knocks for his crew, Younis exudes the air of a senior statesman, and the crew will look to him for a giant innings in opposition to India.

3. Misbah-Ul-Haq:

Within the absence of Mohd Yousuf, Misbah-Ul-Haq is technically probably the most completed batsman of the team. His composure on the crease is in sharp contrast with the mercurial picture of the quintessential Pakistani cricketer. Misbah came close to pulling off an improbable win in opposition to India in the 2007 T20 world cup final, in the firm of Sohail Tanvir, after Pakistan had misplaced 7 wickets. The crew will want plenty 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 looking threatening, by way of pace. Gul has been a low-profile participant, having performed in the shadow of more completed bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar and Mohd Asif. Given the new ball for the primary time, Gul has revelled in his new discovered position as the workforce's strike bowler, and Pakistan will look to him for an early breakthrough in opposition to India.

5. Umar Akmal:

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

6. Abdul Razzaq:

On his day, old war horse Abdul Razzaq is capable of absolutely anything, with bat and ball alike, conducting it all with a poker face. The semi-last in opposition to India may hinge on which Razzaq seems on the field, on March 30 -- the good or the indifferent.

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