Aus vs Pak: 10 Major Talking points from the match as 1st Test ended in a draw between Australia and Pakistan

The very first test of the most awaited test series of Pakistan and Australia ended up in a very boring draw. Fans looked absolutely disappointed as the pitch curator made a Flat pitch for the much-awaited game. The Rawalpindi strip which was known for its pace and bounce looked absolutely a nightmare for the bowlers. Former cricketers like Hafeez and Wasim Jaffer showed their disappointment on Twitter.

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top 10 talking points on 1st test between PAK AND AUS

1. The picth curator left no grass on the pitch which made life difficult for the bowlers from both sides and eventually game ended up on neither side. Bowlers having quality of ‘Pat cummins’and ‘Shaheen Afridi’ were getting no purchase from the picth.
2. In 5 days 1187 runs were scored and only 14 wickets felt, the stat shows the condition of the pitch. Only a single wicket was felt on the day 1 which made the hsitoric test a boring for the fans who were out there in numbers.
3. Azhar Ali again scored his 19th ton with Imam ul haq who scored his 2nd in the 1st inning of the test match. Imam ul Haq scored centuries in both of the innings. he scored 157 runs in first innings following with a unbaten 111 in the seacond.
4. Experince asad shafique also scored a century in the second innings to regain his form.
5. Pakistani captain Babar azam got run out after getting settled on 36 because of the misscommunication between Azhar ali.
6. Australian Bowlers looked absolutely tired during the later stage of the innings after bowling 230 overs combining both of the innings.After bowling 230 over they only manage to pick 4 wickets.
7. Australian openers also took the full advantage of the flat track when they came out to bat in the first innings. The opening pair put up a 157 runs stand until sajid khan removed david warner on 68. Khawaja was very close to score yet another ton in subcontinent as nauman ali dissmissed him on 97.
8. Steve Smith also joined the party by scoring a well made 79 runs as he got out cheaply on nauman ali’s delivery going down the leg. Marnus Labuschagne’s Debut test innings in subcontintent was also very impressive as he scored blisstering 90 runs.
9. From the bowling point of you nauman ali was the only one who had some wickets on his name. He pulled of amazing figures of 6-107 in the flattest wicket.
10. Former indian crickter ‘Wasim Jaffer’ Takes a dig on the picth of rawal pindi for the first test and said “I find it amusing when Test matches get over inside 4 days yet teams lose WTC points for overrate. The biggest threat to test cricket is not overrate. Tests rarely go to day 5 anyway nowadays. The biggest threat to test cricket are dead pitches. Dead pitch = Dead game”.

Former pakistani Batsman reacts on pitch of 1st test

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