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Pakistan v India, 2005-06

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Pakistan v India, 2005-06

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Pakistan v India, 2005-06

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Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 4th day

'We had more variety and mix' - Younis

Feb 1, 2006: 'A lot went in our favour in this game which could have gone either way'

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 4th day

Dravid: 'We could have batted better'

Feb 1, 2006: Rahul Dravid has admitted that India's frailties against the new ball were probably what cost them the Test

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 4th day

Yet another landmark

Feb 1, 2006: Pakistan now have a talent pool to be envied

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 4th day

Failing the litmus test

Feb 1, 2006: It's paradoxical that one had to reach the last day of the series to see the expected battle unravel

India tour of Pakistan, 2005-06

Chappell ignites Shoaib action debate

Feb 1, 2006: Doubts about Shoaib Akhtar's bowling action resurface

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 4th day

Pakistan romp to 341-run victory

Feb 1, 2006: Shoaib Akhtar provided the initial incision with the prized wicket of Rahul Dravid, and Mohammad Asif and Abdul Razzaq then produced sterling displays of seam bowling as Pakistan romped to a 341-run victory at the National Stadium

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 3rd day

The genie in the genes

Jan 31, 2006: Faisal Iqbal's return to the side for this Test, three years after his last appearance, was less contentious and more stirring and he marked it with a punchy maiden Test hundred

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 3rd day

'Nobody dropped their heads' - Chappell

Jan 31, 2006: Greg Chappell was appreciative of India's efforts in the field

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 3rd day

Faisal repays the faith

Jan 31, 2006: Just as one began to believe that the Karachi Test was going to obliterate all memories of the two games gone by, normalcy was restored

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 3rd day

Iqbal's second coming

Jan 31, 2006: The Indians were subjected to further misery on the third day of the Karachi Test by a batsman who was returning to Test cricket after three years in the wilderness

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 3rd day

Pakistan's Bonnie and Clyde

Jan 31, 2006: The collaboration of Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf spells danger

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 3rd day

Faisal ton powers Pakistan to big lead

Jan 31, 2006: Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan piled on the runs, and another old tormentor - Shahid Afridi - scooped on the misery before Faisal Iqbal, the comeback kid, produced a maiden century of the highest class

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 2nd day

'I like bowling to batsmen like Dravid' - Asif

Jan 30, 2006:

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 2nd day

Exposing India's frailties

Jan 30, 2006: India might be kicking themselves for several reasons

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 2nd day

Opening gambits and butter fingers

Jan 30, 2006: It's been 21 innings and over a year since a Pakistani opening pair put on a stand of over a hundred

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi, 2nd day

Pace makes the difference

Jan 30, 2006: While India let Pakistan off the hook in their first innings, the Pakistani bowlers kept up the pressure throughout the Indian innings with incisive bowling

Pakistan v India, 3rd Test, Karachi

Mosaic of emotions - From hope to disappointment

Jan 30, 2006: Around 5:00pm last evening when the crowd was caught somewhere in between delirium and wonder, Sourav Ganguly made his slow walk to the middle to play his first Test innings in 46 days.