Pakistan, First Published Mar 10, 2022, 8:29 PM IST
Pakistan – Australia Test:
The first Test between Pakistan and Australia in Rawalpindi ended in a draw. He took only 14 wickets in total in the 5 days match. Batting first, Pakistan declared at 476 for 4 in the first innings.
Match Draw:
Australia then went on to score 459 in the first innings. The first innings of the Australian team ended in the first season of the final day’s play. Pakistan’s openers Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafiq then batted in the 2nd innings and finished with 77 overs to spare. The match ended in a draw.
Imam ul Haq Great batting:
Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq, who got a chance to play Test cricket a year later, also scored a huge century in the batting Audi 2 innings. He scored 157 in the first innings and 111 * in the second innings.
Although Imam ul Haq played well, the criticism of Rawalpindi pitch as a bad pitch diluted Imam ul Haq’s immense batting and dulled the credit for his batting. Criticism arose that he had scored on a bad pitch with nothing.
Despite playing well in 2 innings and scoring hundreds, Imam-ul-Haq retaliated by a crowd criticizing him.
Imam ul Haq’s response to criticism:
Imam ul Haq, who spoke about the criticism on him, said that no one likes the draw. The pitchers were not prepared on my orders; They are not my relatives either. If we go to Australia, Cricket Australia will not prepare the pitch as per our advice. Each team will prepare the pitches in their country that are favorable to them. It doesn’t matter what kind of pitch it is; My only job is to play well.
They always criticize me. Critics despite being on the team; Critics say otherwise. So I don’t care about the reviews at all. My responsibility is only to play well. Imam ul Haq said that it was up to my team management to decide whether the runs I scored were quality or not.
Last Updated Mar 10, 2022, 8:29 PM IST