Inzamam set for big game

Sporting Index have got in on the act for the second Test between Pakistan and India, releasing a series of markets on the match, which begins in Faisalabad on Saturday.

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As usual, they have a set of markets on the individual performances of the batsmen in the match and one that catches the eye is that concerning Inzamam-ul-Haq. The Pakistan captain averages 52 in the Iqbal Stadium in six matches, including two hundreds and four half-centuries.

The two hundreds came just a couple of months ago against England and Sporting predict his total runs to be 90-97. Going by his average, that would seem low, but it's quite high, particularly as the match may well be interrupted by rain. That said, he is in some ripe old form, averaging 62 in his past 20 Tests and even better in his past 10, at 66.

Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid are the only other batsman in the match to receive such a high quote, but that's hardly surprising. Sehwag averages 112 against Pakistan in seven matches, and smashed a double century in Lahore, while Dravid made a typically controlled hundred in the same match.

India superstar Sachin Tendulkar, who didn't even get to the crease in Lahore, is 88-95, while VVS Laxman is just 73-80, quite a low quote for such a classy batsman. However, beware of the lower quotes because the relative strength of the two sides, together with the possibility of rain, makes the chances of both teams batting twice fairly remote.

Please note that odds are correct at time of publication and are subject to change.