Wicketkeeper, Rashid Latif replaced Waqar as captain but was soon replaced by the dashing stroke-maker, Inzamam-ul-Haq.
New spots and positions opened up and the selectors began to look for replacements. But, in spite of performing well in the domestic circuit, Misbah just couldn't find his way back onto the side.
Misbah finally returned to the team in 2007 after spending four years in seclusion, at the age of 33.
