Could Pakistan break the Aussie curse?
On Nov 22, 1999, under the miserable skies at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart, Tasmania, Wasim Akram ran hard and knocked down some pins a shy of length ball to the Australian opener Justin Langer. The ball took an edge of Langer's bat and the dexterous Moin Khan behind the stumps got it easily.
There was a boisterous interest by the Pakistanis, yet the "home" umpire Peter Parker with a poker confront stayed unaffected. Maybe, he didn't articulate the standard words 'not out'. Langer looked timid, yet did not stroll off the ground. The bowler and men behind the stumps had only anguish on their countenances.
In quest for an overwhelming focus of 369 in the Hobart Test, at one point in time Australia were 126 for 5 wickets. The match-winning 238-run association amongst Langer and Gilchrist permitted Australia to grab triumph from the jaws of annihilation.
It is difficult in Australia however one ought to gain from the past and go intensely Down Under
Indeed, even by Pakistan norms, it was a sudden thrashing. The aftereffect of this match left such a major mental scar on the Pakistan Test group that they got whitewashed in all the consequent three arrangement played in Australia. Furthermore, the cycle is yet to be broken.
Indeed, the Sydney Test in 2010 made this scar more horrendous. In that match, a ninth wicket association of 123 keeps running between Michael Hussey and Peter Siddle helped Australia to set an objective of 175, however the Pakistani batsmen consistent with their notoriety, were packaged out for 139.
In right around 64 years of Pakistan's cricket history, the group is yet to enroll a Test arrangement triumph in Australia. However, cricket devotees in Pakistan avidly sit tight for it. For them, there is a sure "custom" connected with Test cricket Down Under. Generally Test matches begin at 4.30am PST (pink ball Test coordinate barred) in Australia so the diehard fan in Pakistan tries to rest early and sets the wake up timer at around 4am. Contrasted with fans in various parts of the nation, a Karachiite for the most part hits the sack at around 1am, even on weekdays, so taking after this practice is out and out a deed.
The Pakistan cricket group has played 32 Tests on Australian soil, out of which they have lost 21 and have won just four. Their first-historically speaking Test match was played at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Dec 4, 1964 and the group turned out with a draw there, which was not a terrible outcome at all on the off chance that you consider that the majority of the other three groups having a place with the Asian locale endured an innings overcome in their inaugural match in Australia. India lost by an innings and 226 runs; Sri Lanka lost by an innings and 108 runs and Bangladesh lost by an innings and 132 runs.
The first run through is dependably the sweetest. It took just about 13 years (since Pakistan played its first Test in Australia) to record their first-historically speaking triumph in Australia when they beat the home group at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in 1977. It was in this match the world saw the ascendance of Imran Khan. He earnestly affirmed his status as a tearaway quick bowler and took 12 wickets in the match.
How about we take a gander at a portion of the generally speaking past exhibitions by the Pakistani players in Test matches played in Australia.
Zaheer Abbas is the most astounding total run scorer for Pakistan. Amid his playing range (1972-84) he made 1,097 keeps running with a normal of 40.62 in 15 Tests and a most astounding score of 101 in an innings. Javed Miandad is close second with 1,028 in 16 Test matches.
To the extent knocking down some pins is concerned, Big Sarf (Sarfraz Nawaz) finish the table with 50 wickets in 12 matches. Imran Khan is behind him with 45 wickets in 13 Test matches. In spite of prevalent thinking, Wasim Akram is third in the table with 36 wickets in nine Tests, yet he has by a long shot the best rocking the bowling alley normal of 24.05 if contrasted with Sarfraz's 31.46 and Imran's 28.51.
In the wicket-keeping division, Wasim Bari is route ahead with 55 expulsions in 16 matches. Shockingly, scandalous for dropping gets, Kamran Akmal is second with 13 expulsions in 5 Tests to his name.
The last time the Pakistan group won a Test coordinate in Australia was path in 1995 at the SCG under Wasim Akram's captaincy. From that point forward the travelers have been whitewashed in three arrangement, in a steady progression, played in the place where there is the kangaroos.
So can things be any unique this time around? After Ricky Ponting's hanging his boots, the Australian group is not even a sad remnant of what it used to be.
Likewise, Australian cricket is in turmoil nowadays, no doubt. The arrangement vanquish against South Africa has made their central selector leave from the post halfway through the home arrangement. Along these lines, the Australian Test group is definitely not settled.
Yes, Pakistan lost the primary Test at the Gabba by 39 runs, however judging by how Pakistan returned into the amusement and the battle set up by them, the activity isn't over up 'til now. We will know the entire story after the third Test in Sydney.
In the event that Misbah's men can rehash the England 2016 visit heroics, who knows, we may in any case have a positive turn in the kangaroo's tail this time round.
There was a boisterous interest by the Pakistanis, yet the "home" umpire Peter Parker with a poker confront stayed unaffected. Maybe, he didn't articulate the standard words 'not out'. Langer looked timid, yet did not stroll off the ground. The bowler and men behind the stumps had only anguish on their countenances.
In quest for an overwhelming focus of 369 in the Hobart Test, at one point in time Australia were 126 for 5 wickets. The match-winning 238-run association amongst Langer and Gilchrist permitted Australia to grab triumph from the jaws of annihilation.
It is difficult in Australia however one ought to gain from the past and go intensely Down Under
Indeed, even by Pakistan norms, it was a sudden thrashing. The aftereffect of this match left such a major mental scar on the Pakistan Test group that they got whitewashed in all the consequent three arrangement played in Australia. Furthermore, the cycle is yet to be broken.
Indeed, the Sydney Test in 2010 made this scar more horrendous. In that match, a ninth wicket association of 123 keeps running between Michael Hussey and Peter Siddle helped Australia to set an objective of 175, however the Pakistani batsmen consistent with their notoriety, were packaged out for 139.
In right around 64 years of Pakistan's cricket history, the group is yet to enroll a Test arrangement triumph in Australia. However, cricket devotees in Pakistan avidly sit tight for it. For them, there is a sure "custom" connected with Test cricket Down Under. Generally Test matches begin at 4.30am PST (pink ball Test coordinate barred) in Australia so the diehard fan in Pakistan tries to rest early and sets the wake up timer at around 4am. Contrasted with fans in various parts of the nation, a Karachiite for the most part hits the sack at around 1am, even on weekdays, so taking after this practice is out and out a deed.
The Pakistan cricket group has played 32 Tests on Australian soil, out of which they have lost 21 and have won just four. Their first-historically speaking Test match was played at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Dec 4, 1964 and the group turned out with a draw there, which was not a terrible outcome at all on the off chance that you consider that the majority of the other three groups having a place with the Asian locale endured an innings overcome in their inaugural match in Australia. India lost by an innings and 226 runs; Sri Lanka lost by an innings and 108 runs and Bangladesh lost by an innings and 132 runs.
The first run through is dependably the sweetest. It took just about 13 years (since Pakistan played its first Test in Australia) to record their first-historically speaking triumph in Australia when they beat the home group at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in 1977. It was in this match the world saw the ascendance of Imran Khan. He earnestly affirmed his status as a tearaway quick bowler and took 12 wickets in the match.
How about we take a gander at a portion of the generally speaking past exhibitions by the Pakistani players in Test matches played in Australia.
Zaheer Abbas is the most astounding total run scorer for Pakistan. Amid his playing range (1972-84) he made 1,097 keeps running with a normal of 40.62 in 15 Tests and a most astounding score of 101 in an innings. Javed Miandad is close second with 1,028 in 16 Test matches.
To the extent knocking down some pins is concerned, Big Sarf (Sarfraz Nawaz) finish the table with 50 wickets in 12 matches. Imran Khan is behind him with 45 wickets in 13 Test matches. In spite of prevalent thinking, Wasim Akram is third in the table with 36 wickets in nine Tests, yet he has by a long shot the best rocking the bowling alley normal of 24.05 if contrasted with Sarfraz's 31.46 and Imran's 28.51.
In the wicket-keeping division, Wasim Bari is route ahead with 55 expulsions in 16 matches. Shockingly, scandalous for dropping gets, Kamran Akmal is second with 13 expulsions in 5 Tests to his name.
The last time the Pakistan group won a Test coordinate in Australia was path in 1995 at the SCG under Wasim Akram's captaincy. From that point forward the travelers have been whitewashed in three arrangement, in a steady progression, played in the place where there is the kangaroos.
So can things be any unique this time around? After Ricky Ponting's hanging his boots, the Australian group is not even a sad remnant of what it used to be.
Likewise, Australian cricket is in turmoil nowadays, no doubt. The arrangement vanquish against South Africa has made their central selector leave from the post halfway through the home arrangement. Along these lines, the Australian Test group is definitely not settled.
Yes, Pakistan lost the primary Test at the Gabba by 39 runs, however judging by how Pakistan returned into the amusement and the battle set up by them, the activity isn't over up 'til now. We will know the entire story after the third Test in Sydney.
In the event that Misbah's men can rehash the England 2016 visit heroics, who knows, we may in any case have a positive turn in the kangaroo's tail this time round.
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