Imagine Kevin Pietersen, Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Gayle, Jacques Kallis and Shahid Afridi batting for the same team. Their captain could relax, but not the bowlers in the opposition.

Pietersen's improvisation, Tendulkar's strokeplay, Gayle's power-hitting, Kallis's conventional but highly effective approach and Afridi's unorthodox shots will make bowlers believe they have strayed into wrong territory.