Imran versus Misbah

Imran Khan's team, which was No. 1 for two months in 1988

according to the backdated rankings, and Misbah-ul-Haq's current side -

which received the mace last Wednesday -

are not so much cornered tigers as streetwise foxes. They could destroy teams with

irresistible, rabid cricket, but the majority of their games were won through patience

and stealth. That is especially noteworthy with Misbah's team;

in the current climate of Test cricket, their tactics are almost monastic.

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Chalk and Cheese 

Pakistan were the only team to win a Test in the Caribbean in the 1980s,

and the only team not to lose a series. In head-to-head battles, they were at least

the equal of perhaps the greatest side of all time.

Although West Indies had a far better record against the other teams in world

cricket than Pakistan, the two sides drew three consecutive series (click)

in 1986-87, 1987-88 and 1990-91. All three were low-scoring classics,

and the trilogy deserves a book, documentary or even a mini-series.