Since the time he burst on the international scene, Akhtar has been famous for that one deadly spell that can change a game in a matter of few balls. Statistics show that the reason for Akhtar’s early fatal blow to a new batsman is the big in swinging yorker. And with the likes of Mohammad Sami and Sohail Tanvir for company, Akhtar this will be his last chance to make a killing. And it wouldn’t be surprising that he might be whistling again at the end of the Test ... “In the Bangalore, we are the bhai, we are the bhai.”

COOLING DOWN TIME

Pakistan players had some unwinding time since they landed in Bangalore on Wednesday. This is what they did:

•Shoaib Malik drove to the upmarket Koramangala area, watched Bollywood flick Jab We Met at a multiplex. Also dropped in at a restaurant that specialises in Pakistani and Afghani cuisine.

•Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt went to see Jonh Abraham-starrer, Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal at the same multiplex. Thursday, it was back to the nets.