paKisTan is one of the 8 teAms to waTch ouT for in this edition of the world cUP. Though this team would be sadly missing out on the services of the rawalpindi express Shoaib, the immaculate Asif and the dashing allrounder Abdul Razzaq, they are still a formidable teaM with a lot of talent. Infact this is the first time in a world cUP competition that paKisTan has a relatively in-experienced and weaker bowling attack!
Pakistan is a team which has excellent bench strength of good bowling attacks in the past. Nevertheless they can still boast of a good breed of young fast bowlers. It looks like the batting is finally coming to terms with the trio of Yusuf, Younis Khan and Inzamam lending solidity to the middle order followed by the mercurial keeper Kamran Akmal, the pocket dynamo Shahid Afridi and most probably the long forgotten dashing allrounder Azhar Mahmood!
There have always been problems with the paKisTan teams (in terms of integrity) of the past and present except for the times when Zaheer Abbas was an integral part and later when Imran Khan took over as the captain! It remains to be seen if Inzamam and coach Woolmer can instill the missing team spirit and unity within their 15players...which can make wonders. On their day, paKisTan is the only team capable of beating any of the top teams on a consistent basis!
All said and done, though pakistan has an equal chance of winning the cUP, I would still rate them 8th favorite in my list to win this 9th edition of the coVeted tropHY!
We will discuss about my 7th favorite team to win the cUP tomorrow...until then
goOd eVening and gOoD luCk.
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I think pakistan do not have any chance at all to win this cup. The 8th ranking given by the author may also be not right.
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