Younis
and Misbah trigger nostalgia
Pakistan discovered themselves in a bit of a bother as soon as Shan Masood was dismissed, but thankfully, Pakistan are blessed with two experienced batters. Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq steadied the ship again and arrested a collapse when England were looking dangerous.
Pakistan discovered themselves in a bit of a bother as soon as Shan Masood was dismissed, but thankfully, Pakistan are blessed with two experienced batters. Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq steadied the ship again and arrested a collapse when England were looking dangerous.
Whenever Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq bat together under
pressure, there is a sense of nostalgia among the cricket fans who have been
following cricket for a long time. They remind me of Imran Khan-Javed Miandad
and Inzamam-ul-Haq-Younis-Mohammad-Yousuf’s courageous partnerships while those
of my father’s generation are reminded of Hanif
Mohammad-Mushtaq-Mohammad-Saeed-Ahmed and
Zaheer Abbas-Asif Iqbal-Mustaq-Mohammad’s defiant stands in tough
situations. Pakistan never had problems in having the ideal replacements and the legacy has been carried on quite
impressively.
Mark Wood was impressive
The track was flat with nothing for the fats bowlers but overall, I was impressed with Mark Wood’s bowling. He troubled the batters with his trajectory and pace. His deliveries from an acute angle are quite tough to handle. They baffle the batters a lot. The focus of a batsman must be very good.
Mark Wood was impressive
The track was flat with nothing for the fats bowlers but overall, I was impressed with Mark Wood’s bowling. He troubled the batters with his trajectory and pace. His deliveries from an acute angle are quite tough to handle. They baffle the batters a lot. The focus of a batsman must be very good.
Alastair Cook did try different things to unsettle Pakistan,
but Younis, Misbah and Asad Shafiq have been rock solid and for a brief period it was tough
to deter them.
Misbah’s moment of joy
That was an innings-stabilizer from Misbah. Just when his team needed the best, he delivered the best. It was his ninth Test hundred and first against England. Moreover, Misbah has now hit the most sixes in Test cricket as captain along with MS Dhoni. Both he and Dhoni has hit 51 sixes in Test cricket. How logical is it to tag Misbah as tuk-tuk?
Thank You
Misbah’s moment of joy
That was an innings-stabilizer from Misbah. Just when his team needed the best, he delivered the best. It was his ninth Test hundred and first against England. Moreover, Misbah has now hit the most sixes in Test cricket as captain along with MS Dhoni. Both he and Dhoni has hit 51 sixes in Test cricket. How logical is it to tag Misbah as tuk-tuk?
Thank You
Faisal Caesar
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