Shocking Stat: When Was the Last Time a Pakistani Fast Bowler Took 200 Wickets?
Pakistan has been known in the cricketing fraternity as the land of fast bowlers. Pakistan has had an abundance of fast bowling talent throughout its cricketing history.
The likes of Fazal Mahmood and Khan Mohammad were the first to come in, then came along Imran Khan, Sarfaraz Nawaz, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and now the latest pace sensation is Shaheen Shah Afridi.
As many fans believe, Pakistan has produced some of the best fast bowlers, but the record speaks otherwise.
Pak vs SA: Watch Imran Butt takes excellent catch on debut
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Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Imran Butt took an excellent leap to catch out South African opener Aiden Markram off Shaheen Shah Afridi.
The visiting team lost their fifth wicket to Pakistan after batsman Dean Elgar was caught out on 136 runs.
ICC reshared Butt s catching video calling it an unforgettable debut .
KARACHI: Pakistani cricketer Imran Butt took an excellent leap to catch out South African opener Aiden Markram off Shaheen Shah Afridi on Tuesday making his Test debut a memorable one.
The cricket fans were pleased to see the positive attitude of Pakistani team in the field today.
“After 48 days of vaccination so far, my physical condition is 100 percent fit. My body has not observed any change,” said Mr. Hussain, 54, who is a test subject amongst total of 18000 trial participants who received shots of CanSino during Pakistan’s first-ever massive Phase-III (Last Stage) Clinical Trials.
The Clinical Trials was conducted at solely public sector institution, the University of Health Sciences (UHS) officially approved by the government of Pakistan under strict guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO).
“There was a bit sporadic feeling of nausea and throat nuisance but it lasted only a few seconds. Throughout the time span, my health stays uncompromised. Physical fitness is up and I am not running a fever or other medical issues,” he says loud and clear.
Pakistan Cricket Board
Proteas opener Dean Elgar stated the first hour on day two of the first Test against Pakistan can be potentially decisive.
Elgar top-scored for South Africa on a day where starts were wasted in Karachi.
Elgar acknowledged that their total of 220 in the opening innings was under-par .
Proteas opener
Dean Elgar said the first hour of the second day of the first Test between South Africa and Pakistan in Karachi will go a long way in deciding the outcome of the game.
Elgar, who top-scored with 58 on a day where their batsmen failed to convert starts, stated on Tuesday that their bowlers had pulled them back into the game after a underwhelming batting display.