The fear factor around the Pakistan team that a generation grew up watching revolved around their incredible bowling attack. Still, each world-beating Pakistan unit invariably had a couple of terrific batters - be it Javed Miandad, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saeed Anwar, Mohammed Yousuf or Younis Khan.
After a period of being in the doldrums in the 2010s, the sub-continental giants are showing signs of springing back to life. It's down to the same template - their inspirational captain Babar Azam manning the batting front.