Just like the previous time when Pakistan visited India, the momentum after the Test-leg has swung decisively in Pakistan's favour and Rahul Dravid's men begin the limited-overs series on the backfoot.

One of the hallmarks of a strong outfit is having more than one player to compete for the same slot in the line up. And that is the case with the current Pakistan team that recovered so spectacularly from the dead to vanquish India by a huge margin in the third and deciding Test in Karachi.

The fact is Pakistan won despite losing the services of its influential and performing captain Inzamamul Haq who was unable to play because of a back pain.

Another person missing from the line up was Shoaib Malik, who had opened the innings with Salman Butt earlier in the series, following the unfortunate death of his father during the Faisalabad Test.

But Pakistan hardly missed these two players as they took on the might of the star-studded Indian line-up with confidence personified, rallied from a hopeless situation of 39 for six and turned the tables on the visitors in stunning fashion.

The fact that Pakistan won with plenty to spare even when two of its regular players were missing from the fray tells its own tale.