India, Feb. 12 -- The Namibia T20 World Cup game was seen as a dress rehearsal for Sunday's high-profile clash against Pakistan, and the unfancied African side seemed to make a friendly gesture by opting to bowl first at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Thursday.

Here was a perfect opportunity for Indian batters to free their arms and shake off the blues from the opening game win over USA on a tricky Wankhede Stadium pitch.

The home team got to an impressive total of 209 alright, but were left to plan much about dealing with unorthodox spin, especially with Pakistan's Usman Tariq, the man who applies the brake on delivery stride and holds on forever before delivering. Add the traditional slowness of Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium pitch, and that ...