Rawalpindi, Dec 5 (Ians) All-rounder Ben Stokes was rewarded for his daring second innings declaration and attacking field placement as England sealed a famous 74-run victory over Pakistan in a thrilling Day Five of the first Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium for one of their famous wins.
Racing against time, light and a stubborn Pakistan batting order on the most docile of pitches, England held their nerve as Jack Leach claimed the crucial final wicket by trapping Naseem Shah lbw, clinching one of England’s greatest Test wins.
The 74-run win is England’s third Test victory in Pakistan, with Stokes becoming just the third visiting skipper after Ted Dexter in 1961 and Nasser Hussain in 2000, to win a Test match in Pakistan.
It was all made possible after Stokes’ bold declaration at tea on Day Four on Sunday, which gave Pakistan a stiff target of 343 for an improbable win. But an...
Racing against time, light and a stubborn Pakistan batting order on the most docile of pitches, England held their nerve as Jack Leach claimed the crucial final wicket by trapping Naseem Shah lbw, clinching one of England’s greatest Test wins.
The 74-run win is England’s third Test victory in Pakistan, with Stokes becoming just the third visiting skipper after Ted Dexter in 1961 and Nasser Hussain in 2000, to win a Test match in Pakistan.
It was all made possible after Stokes’ bold declaration at tea on Day Four on Sunday, which gave Pakistan a stiff target of 343 for an improbable win. But an...
- 12/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Bhopal, Dec 28: Sharmila Tagore, the wife of former Indian Cricket captain late Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, is excited about the plan of the Board of Cricket Control in India (Bcci) to hold a Pataudi Memorial Lecture and has a few names in her mind from the cricket fraternity.
'The lecture would be more than a condolence speech, so a person should not only know few things about him (Pataudi) but know him as well,' said Sharmila.
When asked who she would like to lecture in the Pataudi Memorial Lecture, Sharmila said: 'Yes, I would like to suggest a few names like Mike Brearley, Ted Dexter (both former England skippers).
'The lecture would be more than a condolence speech, so a person should not only know few things about him (Pataudi) but know him as well,' said Sharmila.
When asked who she would like to lecture in the Pataudi Memorial Lecture, Sharmila said: 'Yes, I would like to suggest a few names like Mike Brearley, Ted Dexter (both former England skippers).
- 12/28/2011
- by Amith Ostwal
- RealBollywood.com
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