The challenge ahead - profiling India's opponents tomorrow

[Mr. Wicket]

An Indian XI again will take on the finest beasts of burden Pakistan can come up with tomorrow in a one day match in Mirpur. Here's a quick rundown of the opponents India will have to deal with. (with a tip of the hat to the original legend who inspired this many moons ago, Gambler) The batting Shoaib Malik stands alone as the captain and a jack(ass) of all trades, doing a wonderfully mediocre job with the bat, ball, captaincy and every other responsibility trusted to him. Shahid Afridi, as usual the youngest member of the side, could be the major threat for India with his brash aggression and tremendous power. Shame he has the brains of an ass. Salman Butt's considered the next Saeed Anwar by some, but has rarely shown signs of the same, despite repeated efforts to get more productivity out of him. The senior batsmen in the side, Mohammad Yousuf and Eunice Khan will again be expected to do the bulk of all the work for the side, as they did recently leading the charge against the mighty Zimbabweans (shown above). Misbah ul Haq's innovative and bold strokeplay could also be a major point to watch for, and a challenge for India's bowlers. Here he's shown playing his fabled paddle sweep shot, and losing balance somewhere in its execution. Kamran Akmal may be the weakest link in the side, struggling with his front knee after a collision with Mohammad Kaif in the IPL final, and still unable to learn how to combine gloves and hooves to take a catch once in a while. The phaaasht boiling Plenty of team bonding here, unlike with some previous Pakistan teams. With the main senior bowlers sitting this tournament out, relative veteran Umar Gul (top) takes charge of the attack, taking young newcomer Wahab Riaz (below) under his wing (very literally). Sohail Tanvir and Fawad Alam both rose through the ranks together (photo from an old youth training camp held by the PCB), and will no doubt test the Indian batsmen. A big plus for India is that two of Pakistan's top bowlers will not be taking part in this series Pace ace Showhaibh Akhtar seems to have fallen in love with the Bollywood lifestyle having been doing duties for Shahrukh Khan recently. He may be taking it too far with the makeup and bling, as this recent picture of him waiting for SRK indicates. Star Phaaaasht Boiling Legend in the making, Mohammad Asif will play no part in this contest being held in Dubai for suspected drug use(mugshot above).

[gs]

You have too much spare time on your hands :hysterical:

[printex]

heart attack by :hysterical:

[The Outsider]

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: This is pure genius!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cantstop:

[manoj_admlab]

:haha::hysterical::hysterical:

[Laaloo]

omfgggggg :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: this has to be the best one ever :hysterical::hysterical:

[theguyinallblue]

:hysterical::hysterical:

[prince40]

lol oh my goddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[gult]

LMAO! You are a genius!!

[Cricketics]

rofl.. rofl.. misbahs newly invented stylish shot rofl..

[satishg]

dude u have got some serious talent there..rofl..misbah and Umar gul was the best :hysterical::hysterical:

[Dhondy]

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: I liked Misbah best!

[Dirty_South]

:hysterical::hysterical:

[siddhu]

:hysterical::hysterical: awesome... "phaasht boiling" section was just too good.... :hysterical::hysterical:

[Rohip]

Misbah one was good but dude get a girlfriend, too much spare time

[Dhondy]

Misbah one was good but dude get a girlfriend' date=' too much spare time[/quote'] Just shutup and enjoy it. We don't need your advice.

[coffee_rules]

Good that Rana is dropped. Tough to find a bald ass.

[umpire]

awesome!!!! top quality

[Predator_05]

Very good...:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Humous Hall of Fame, here we come

[ludhianvi]

completely took me by surprise Saili :tounge_smile: Misbah must dread by playing the sweep shot.