We have discussed about the relative merits of various bowlers at 'the death' in ODIs, but rather more complicated is to decide who the best batsman to have around in the last few overs while chasing a target. With so many variables involved ie number of wickets left, actual target to reach, nerves on both sides etc, the biggest hitter is not necessarily the best man to have around. As we all know, the now retired Bevan was a master of this art while sloggers like Afridi and Dhoni are not particularly reliable to 'finish'. Since we are talking about World Cup 2007, I wondered who people fancied. Some surprising names come to mind.