-Vinay Kumar
The England team is playing a Test series on Pakistan’s soil after 17 years. England are ahead 1-0 in this series after defeating Pakistan by 74 runs in the first match of this series. But, in the second match of this series being played in Multan, the bowlers of Pakistan gave water to the British. The England team, which scored centuries in the first innings of the first match by 4 players, won the toss in the second match and went to bat first. But, Abrar Ahmed, playing his debut match for Pakistan, broke down against England by becoming the havoc of slow bowling. He took the first 7 wickets out of 10 and became a new example in the history of Test cricket. The remaining 3 wickets were taken by Zahid Mehmood.
History tells that in the very first innings of his Test career, Abrar Ahmed not only created history, he has also made a new record in terms of taking 5 wickets before lunch in the first innings. Significantly, in the history of 145 years of Test cricket, he is the second bowler to take a five-wicket haul (Five Wickets Haul Abrar Ahmed Pakistan vs England 2nd Test Match, 2022) before lunch in the first innings of Test cricket’s career. .
According to the records of international Test cricket, before Abrar Ahmed, West Indies left-arm spinner Alf Valentine made the first day of the match on the first day of his Test debut at the Manchester ground in June 1950. Had taken 5 wickets in the innings till lunch. Now almost 72 years later, Abrar Ahmed repeated that feat in his debut match against England at Multan ground and set a new example. Let us also tell you from the pages of history that on the very first day of the international Test career, till lunch on the first day of the Test, West Indies spinner Alf Valentine West Indies played 4 maidens in 17 overs of his match on June 8, 1950. Had done overs and got 5 wickets for just 34 runs. And, today against England at Multan ground, Abrar Ahmed took 5 wickets for 70 runs in 13 overs bowling before lunch, although he did not bowl any maiden over.
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Significantly, Abrar Ahmed has played for ‘Karachi Kings’ and ‘Peshawar Jalmi’ in PSL (Pakistan Cricket League). He has played 14 first class matches so far. He has taken 11 wickets in a First Class Test match and this is a record in his name.
Top-3 bowlers with the most wicket chances in the first innings of Debut Test Match
1. Albert Trott (Albert Trott, Australia): Australia, 8 wickets
2. Bob Massie (Bob Massie, Australia): Australia, 8 wickets
3. Narendra Hirwani (Narendra Hirwani, India): For India, 8 wickets