To bat or not to bat first? This is a question that is bound to trouble both the captains on the eve of the final ODI at Delhi.
The Pakistan captain will attend the ICC match referee Chris Broad's hearing on Thursday for breach of code of conduct during the second ODI.
The stone narrowly missed Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq who was sitting near the window.
The cold war between Inzamam-ul Haq and paceman Shoaib Akhtar has come out in the open.
"I would want him to lead the team at least till the 2007 World Cup," PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said.
'Not taking the first innings lead was the turning point,' said the Pakistan skipper after losing the second Test against India by 195 runs.
The Indian captain said five bowlers could be picked for the Test after considering the amount of grass on the wicket.
Skipper Inzamam-ul Haq said Shahid Afridi and Yasir Hameed would contest for a spot in the top order.
"My feeling is that he is going to get a lot of runs," said the Indian captain ahead of the India-Pakistan series.
The Pakistan captain said his team wanted to avenge their first series loss at home to India.
The Pakistan skipper is convinced that Sachin Tendulkar would take the risk of playing in the upcoming Indo-Pak series even if he is half-fit.
PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan assured the Pakistan captain that he will captain the team on the upcoming tour.
The Pakistan captain was found guilty of breaching Clause C1 of the ICC Code of Conduct in Tuesday's match against the West Indies.
Michael Clarke finished on 103 not out to guide Australia to a nine-wicket victory over Pakistan.
Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has been left out of the one-day squad to keep him fresh for next month's tour of India.
Shaharyar Khan blamed participation in a lot of one-dayers for the side's huge loss in the first Test against Australia.
Akhtar refused to shorten his run-up as suggested by the captain and the coach following Pakistan's sluggish over-rate in the first Test.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq is confident of beating India on Saturday when the teams clash in their first ODI on Indian soil in over five years.
The Pakistan captain says his players will only have cricket on their minds when they play India on Saturday.
Pakistan registered a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on the final day of the second Test to level the two-match series 1-1.
Trailing by 270 runs on the first innings, Sri Lanka were 134 for 1, still needing 136 to avoid an innings defeat in the second Test against Pakistan.
Younis Khan scored 124 as to propel Pakistan to 298 for four at the close of the second day, a first innings lead of 90 in the second Test against Sri Lanka.
The Pakistan captain became the second player to score 10,000 runs in ODIs after India's Sachin Tendulkar.
He had been feeling down since Inzaman gave him and the other bowlers a piece of his mind before the fifth day's play in Multan.
PCB chief executive Ramiz Raja said the wicket will have bounce for the first two days and then will settle down.
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