Is he really the key?

8226; He has no five or four wicket haul 8212; the best is 3/19, compared to his best-ever 6/16

8226; His favourite victims are Rahul Dravid 5 and Sachin Tendulkar 4, showing his liking to strike early and at the top order

8226; Most expensive when bowling to Sourav Ganguly

8226; His bogey: Yuvraj Singh, who has never been dismissed by Shoaib

8226; But in the last ODI series in Pakistan, Mohd Sami was the leading wicket-taker with 11 compared to Shoaib8217;s 9

8226; And Shoaib Malik, who bowled just one over less, had the better economy rate

Obviously he is a very good bowler but our batsmen have done their homework against him. We played him well in Pakistan and there is no reason why we can8217;t do it here
India coach John Wright on Friday