Brash young players, peak fitness and a winning mentality "in their DNA", Pakistan are the current kings of international Twenty20 cricket.
The last two Sundays have seen Pakistan race to series whitewashes in the game's shortest format against Australia and New Zealand.
They also have registered 11 consecutive series wins -- a world record.
The rapid-fire cricket of T20 mirrors the helter-skelter nature of life in a country of 220 million where people.
Former captain-turned-commentator Ramiz Raja believes Pakistan's Twenty20 flair comes naturally.
"It's partly our DNA," said Raja.
"But our successes have a lot to do with skills and fitness. Pakistan is a damn good team in this format, bowling out the opposition at will."
-- Youth changed Pakistan --
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