He is a big name, Pakistan spinner Noman Ali concedes getting future Hall of Famer out is very special

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Pakistan spinner Noman Ali said it was very special to get Joe Root out as he is a big name

Noman Ali: “All wickets were important for me, but the wicket of Joe Root is very special. He is a big name”

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Pakistan spinner Noman Ali has admitted that getting England batsman Joe Root out during the recent three-Test series was “very special” as “he is a big name”.

Noman only played the second and third Tests, but dismissed Root once in each match.

Overall, he finished with 20 wickets, which included two five-fors, at an average of 13.85.

Thanks to his outstanding bowling, Pakistan won 2-1, which gave them their first Test series win at home since 2021.

“All wickets were important for me, but the wicket of Joe Root is very special. He is a big name,” Noman was quoted as saying by PakPassion on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Pakistan are now taking on Australia in a white-ball series and won the three ODIs that were played 2-1, which earned them their first ODI series win in Australia since 2002.

As for the T20I series, Australia hold a 1-0 lead at the moment.

Following this, Pakistan will tour Zimbabwe and play three ODIs and three T20Is from November 24 to December 5.

Pakistan Squad for Australia ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Pakistan Squad for Australia T20I Series: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Khan

Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir

Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe T20I Series: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan

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