Mohammad Hafeez: “Two faces Sajid Khan and Noman Ali with star impactful performances brought home [the] series win for Pakistan after more than 3 years. More importantly their performances exposed many faces”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez praised spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan for their “impactful performances” in the three-Test series against England and noted that it “exposed many faces”.
Hafeez didn’t provide more insight into who or what it exposed, but nonetheless was very impressed with the duo’s brilliance with the ball.
Noman finished with 20 wickets, which included two five-wicket hauls, at an average of 13.85.
As for Sajid, he claimed 19 wickets, which also included two five-fors, at an average of 21.10.
“Two faces Sajid Khan and Noman Ali with star impactful performances brought home [the] series win for Pakistan after more than 3 years. More importantly their performances exposed many faces,” Hafeez said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Thanks to Noman and Sajid, Pakistan came from behind to secure a 2-1 win, which gave them their first Test series victory at home since 2021.
Pakistan Squad for 2nd and 3rd Tests against England: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mehran Mumtaz, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Hurraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Zahid Mahmood.
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