Faisal Iqbal: “I used to play one match as a replacement player, after which I used to be on the bench for the next five matches”

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Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal attributed his disappointing record in Test cricket to the fact that he was used as a replacement player for the majority of his career.

Faisal represented Pakistan in 26 Tests and scored 1,124 runs, which included a century and eight fifties, at an average of 26.76.

However, he feels that he would have enjoyed a lot more success had he been given more opportunities to showcase his talent.

“I used to play one match as a replacement player, after which I used to be on the bench for the next five matches,” he told cricketpakistan.com.pk. “Even then I played some important knocks whenever I got an opportunity.”