Inzamam-ul-Haq is often referred to as Pakistan’s Nation Hero, the saviour of the country’s pride and honour. For a man who scored just 16 runs in the World Cup of 2003, the 2007 World Cup will be his test, as it could be his last act in the cricket arena.
Imran Khan rates him the best batsman in the world against pace.
Recently Inzamam aka Inzy has been in news for not so right reasons. Inzamam, astonishingly for a man perceived as so insouciant, became the most controversial figure in cricket for a week, leading his side off the field in protest at charges of ball tampering made by umpires Billy Doctrove and Darrell Hair.

Can he bring back the charm of the Pakistani cricket team, let’s wait ‘n watch

Matches		Innings	Not Outs	Runs	Highest	Average	100	50
Tests	119	198	22	8813	329	50.07	25	46
ODIs	375	347	53	11665	137*	39.67	10	83

Test Debut : England v Pakistan at Birmingham - Jun 4-8, 1992
ODI Debut : Pakistan v West Indies at Lahore - Nov 22, 1991

His match winning performance helped England rewrite history in the Ashes 2005 series.

He gave reasons to be compared with Ian Botham when he broke Botham's record with five sixes in the first innings and a further four in the second innings of the second Test. He also took 7 wickets from both innings, helping England to a two run victory.

Taking on the responsibility of team during the February 2006 Test series with India, this all-rounder put up some fine cricketing on display with four fifties and 11 wickets. He has however been troubled with injuries, which meant an exit from the ODI series against Sri Lanka and the Pakistan Test series in 2006.

It was a humiliating 2006-2007 Ashes series, when he led the side to a 5-0 defeat, England's worst loss since 1921. Flintoff didn't perform too well, ridden with injury worries. He bounced back when England won 2-0 in the tri-series ODI tournament finals, taking three wickets in the first match and restricting the Aussies to just 10 runs from his 5 overs.

Vice-captain Flintoff has not had a successful innings in his previous World Cups, in 1999 and 2003. And the World Cup has eluded England more than once. England will have their hopes pinned on this man for a turnaround.

Matches		Innings	Not Outs	Runs	Highest	Average	100	50
Tests	67	110	6	3381	167	32.50	5	24
ODIs	115	103	14	2984	123	33.52	3	16
Matches		Balls	Runs	Wickets	BBI	BBM	Average	Econ
Tests	67	12562	6308	197	5/58	8/156	32.02	3.01
ODIs	115	4399	3223	122	4/14	4/14	26.41	4.39

Test Debut :England v South Africa at Nottingham - July 23-27, 1998
ODI Debut : England v Pakistan at Sharjah - April 7, 1999

One of the greatest players that the cricketing world will miss greatly, Sanath Jayasuriya will be playing his last tournament in World Cup 2007.

One of the world's most uncompromising strikers of the ball, Jayasuriya found belated fame as a pinch-hitter at the 1996 World Cup, and then demonstrated that he was also capable of massive scoring in Tests, eventually becoming Sri Lanka's highest Test run-scorer.

Jayasuriya served commendably as Sri Lanka's captain for a successful tenure after the sacking of Arjuna Ranatunga in 1999. He stepped down from the captaincy in April 2003 and since then his position in the side has been debated. World Cup 2007 would be the perfect way to bid adieu to one of the greatest cricketing talents in the world.

Matches		Innings	Not Outs	Runs	Highest	Average	100	50
Tests	107	182	14	6791	340	40.42	14	30
ODIs	379	368	17	11538	189	32.87	23	62

Test Debut :New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton - Feb 22-26, 1991 
ODI Debut :Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne - Dec 26, 1989

Stephen Fleming is New Zealand’s longest-serving and most successful Test match captain. World Cup 2007 will be Fleming’s fourth as a player and third as a captain.

After a breakout innings of 134 not out to steer New Zealand to a classy World Cup victory over South Africa, along with another spell in county cricket, with Yorkshire, Fleming confirmed his greater batting consistency with a career-highest 274 not out against Sri Lanka in the first Test of their 2003 series.

He followed it up with an equally impressive 192 at Hamilton against Pakistan later that year and was named New Zealand's cricketer of the year in 2004.

The avid cricket watchers are waiting for his brilliance in World Cup 2007.

Matches		Innings	Not Outs	Runs	Highest	Average	100	50
Tests	104	177	10	6620	274*	39.64	9	41
ODIs	270	259	20	7684	134*	32.15	7	46

Test Debut :New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton - Feb 22-26, 1991
ODI Debut : Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne - Dec 26, 1989