Pakistan’s skilled spinner Sajid Khan left the press room in splits along with his response as he was requested in regards to the ‘scare’ he was giving to England batters within the third Take a look at of the sequence at Rawalpindi. Noman Ali and Sajid Khan labored as a pair to decimate the England batting unit within the Take a look at, producing the identical form of partnership that the legendary Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis used to. When the identical side was put in entrance of Sajid within the post-match press convention on Saturday, he gave an epic reply.
“We witnessed that you simply had been scaring England batters along with your bowling whereas Noman was selecting wickets, working the identical approach as Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis used to,” a reporter asserted.
In reply, Sajid mentioned: “Maine to kisi ko nahi daraya. Aap log kehte ho ki daraya hai. Allah ne look aisi di hai ki principal hansta bhi hun to log darr jaate hain (I did not scare anybody, however you individuals maintain saying this. God has given me such a glance that even when I giggle, individuals get scared).”
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The phrases of play of the second and third Checks had been dictated by Sajid and Noman. Other than offering essential contributions on the tail finish, the duo mixed to take 39 wickets within the two Checks, which performed a direct position in ending Pakistan’s first sequence win after 4 makes an attempt.
Sajid labelled Noman as Pakistan’s most skilled spinner and claimed that the veteran deserved the Man of the Sequence award alongside him.
“Noman bhai is without doubt one of the most skilled spinners in our nation. He has been a fantastic mate and has served nicely. He deserved this PoS award with me. Congrats to the nation for this win,” Sajid mentioned within the post-match presentation.
Skipper Shan Masood’s watch for his first sequence win as Pakistan’s Take a look at captain ended alongside the nation’s keen hope of seeing the house facet win on their turf for the primary time since 2021 was additionally fulfilled.
Sajid, who made a comeback to the facet, thanked God for gracing them with a 2-1 sequence win in opposition to England and mentioned, “Grateful to god for the sequence win. There was no stress as such. I used to be making a comeback, however there have been individuals who backed me.”
With ANI Inputs
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