Dubai: Pakistan’s head coach, Misbah-Ul-Haq, bravely faced off after such close but close functionality of its component in the first test, when it helped England achieve a three-stage victory on Sunday.
“There is disappointment, of course, but we will have to not keep this feeling in the mind otherwise, it will be difficult to come back … the team thinks we can fight. Sometimes luck doesn’t favor you, the opposition plays well, that’s the good look of the game,” the former captain wrote in his column on the Pakistan Cricket Board website.
It was an animated performance through Azhar Ali’s men at Old Trafford for the first 4 days until they were deemed eager to break the sixth partnership between Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes, who counterattacked to keep visitors away from the visitors’ game. chasing a target of 277. Buttler eventually returned 75 of 101 balls, but Woakes continued and took England over the line. He remained undefees of 84 of 120 balls.
Azhar’s captain criticized the last day, and former Pakistani stars ripped him off for not attacking enough. Misbah, however, did not immerse himself in such things and supported his captain until the end.
He praised Azhar for winning first and praised the epic shan Masood 156 of 156 319-shot 319-ball shots in the first innings.
“It was a brave decision to beat England’s bowling attack first in those conditions,” Misbah said. “Shan Masood hit very well and … he was given a lot of credit for his sleeves. It worked so hard Array … has replaced some things in its configuration. He’s another drummer.
“The bowling is also excellent. It’s a young sewing attack, apart from Mohammad Abbas, and Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah did very well.”
Praising England’s performance, Misbah wrote, “It was an exciting fit to test and all the credits go to England for the way they fought, they came here and took the game from us.”
Former Pakistani captain Wasim Akram believes middle-class batter Fawad Alam will be included in the starting line-up by the time Southampton Trial on Thursday.
The last two games will now be played at the Ageas Bowl and Akram said the ball would probably not spin as much on the site, so visitors will have to come with an additional hitter.
“In the next game, you probably wouldn’t locate a tipping point,” Akram told Samaa TV. “You’ll play with a roulette wheel and have to play with an additional drummer.
“You want an intermediate drummer and Fawad Alam is that. He is also left-handed, so the team can have a left-to-right combination.
“He’s got an average of 56 in first-elegance cricket, a hundred on his test debut, so I have to give him a chance. So, if I were the captain, I’d come with him in the middle order,” he added.
Meanwhile, the wonderful former Rashid Latif suggested that control of the team come with Haider Ali in the opening line-up of the match.
“Haider Ali is absent from this team. Now it’s time to play and if you don’t play, you’ll lose a year of your career,” Latif said on his YouTube channel “Caught Behind.”
“We are waiting for Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq to retire before Haider Ali, but until then it will be too late,” he added.
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