The rest is upto the two I's and dos A's to deliver. If recent games are any testimony, the success of Pakistan depends on the quick start of Anwar and Afridi and the middle order rocks in Inzamam and Ijaz. The batting lineup has let the team down on many occasions but when Ijaz, Anwar and Inzamam get going, the team looks like a true champion and is capable of beating any team on any surface. It is this uncertainty that will make or break this world cup for the team. The absence of Sohail could hamper the team but the team has the experienced Malik and the lower middle order of Moin, Akram, Mahmood looks as good as any.
Pakistani batting is as unpredictable as it gets.
If Ijaz and Inzamam can provide the steadying factor in the middle, the team can score runs at will. The converse is equally true, however, for if the top order collapses, the team is known to bundle out out for very little. This team has bundled out for virtually nothing even by very mediocre bowling attacks and one need not look beyond Sahara cup 1997 for any proofs. If Pakistan's latest form is exciting, the reason for that is the solid batting of Inzamam and Ijaz game after game picking up from where ever Anwar and Afridi hands off the baton. Cases where Inzamam and Ijaz have failed, Pakistan has lost.