West Indies recover well from early setback vs Pak
Pakistan paceman Mohammad Abbas took a wicket with his second ball in Test cricket as the tourists made headway early on the first day of the first test before West Indies recovered to close at 244-7 in Jamaica on Friday. Saturday’s morning session was rained out.
West Indies were reeling at 71 for five at one point after an alltoo-familiar top-order collapse before steadying the ship at Sabina Park in Kingston. Yasir Shah broke a stubborn 118-run sixth-wicket partnership between middle order batsmen rich when Chase was caught brilliantly by Wahab Riaz just inside the boundary rope for 63.
Dowrich departed next ball team at 189 for seven, but Jason Holder (30 not out) and Devendra Bishoo (23 not out) lifted the score to a respectable total before bad
Veteran Pakistan batsman Younis Khan, who recently announced that he will bid adieu to international cricket after the ongoing three-match Test series against West Indies, has said that he might reconsider his retirement plans if the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) says it still needs his services.
The 39-year-old admitted that although it is a right time to retire from the game, he could think of prolonging his Test career should PCB ask him to play on.
“I could have played more. I think the right time to retire is not when they are thinking your time is up. So, I think, it is a good time for me retire. I will think about it,” cricket.com.au quoted Younis, as saying.
VITAL MEMBER
Pakistan Test skipper Misbah ul-haq, who had also confirmed that the ongoing series against the Caribbean side will be his last, admitted that Younis remains a vital member of the team and urged him to ’play on’
“My personal feeling is that Pakistan still need Younis Khan and he can play for another year or two, but I’m not sure if others agree with me or not. I talked to him about it in Australia and told him that ‘you can play on’ ” Mis