40th anniversary today of Pakistan's 1st ever test win at Lords

[Harsh Thakor]

Today we celebrate 40th anniversary of Pakistan's 1st test win at Lords, the mecca of Cricket. One of Pakistan cricket's most defining moments. A combination of an epic knock of Mohsin Khan, the bewitching spin of Abdul Qadir,the penetrative seam bowling of Mudassar Nazar and the astute leadership of Imran Khan.

 

 

At junctures it seemed that England were on the road to safety in rain affected match, with a loss of almost day's play.Mohsin Khan Khan's mammoth 200 was the epitome of grace and technical perfection ,reminiscent of momunment being constructed. Zaheer Abbas batted with the ease of a boat cruising before being dismssed for 75.Pakistan were dismissed for 428.England seemed to be coasting along to avid the innings defeat before Abdul Qadir spun a web around the Englsih batsmen, simply bewildering them., capturing 4-39.Finally Imran closed the innings of England by trapping Robin Jackman at exactly 200,to enforce the follow on .In the 2n Innings Mudasar Nazar sent England reeling, with lethal movement. England looked doomed at 9-3.Finally after staunch resilience by the lower order England were dismissed for 276 in the 2d innings, an Pakistan cruised home chasing a target of 76 runs.Mudassar's 6-32 ranks amongst the craftiest exhibitions by a medium-pacer, who brilliantly exploited the atmospheric conditions.

 

Hard to find an adjective to describe the ecstasy of the Pakistan fans.Mohsin Khan bowed down to the Mecca after the winning shot, thanking the Lord. The Pakistan mental resilience won the day, making inroads at crucial junctures.Pakistan levelled the series at 1-1, before the final test at Leeds. Pakistan were turned from a talented bunch of individuals into a well-knitted army by Imran.

Edited August 16, 2022 by Harsh Thakor

[raki05]

Lol who cares on ICF.

[vvvslaxman]

Pertinent question is was Majid Khan part of it?

[TheWall]

Another thread from the green ghetto parasite...

[HamHindustani]

Did they bend at lords , ya fir yahan bhi 

[Suhaan]

Edited August 17, 2022 by Suhaan

[Clarke]

20 hours ago, Harsh Thakor said:

Lords, the mecca of Cricket.

 

Blasphemy!

 

Is gustakh ki ek hi saza 

 

thakor forum se juda, thakor forum se juda 

[putrevus]

Why is this a big deal, who cares, Harsh why do you come up with these ridiculous topics.

[the don]

Harsh is a proper cricket connoisseur and historian.

Puts his heart into his writing, sad to see people discouraging him. You go Harsh. Great writeup. Pakistan vs England has always been a hard fought series between two giants of the sport.

[zen]

Nice read -> “Zaheer Abbas batted with the ease of a boat cruising,  …”

 

“Abdul Qadir spun a web” could have been phrased more interestingly though

Edited August 17, 2022 by zen

[raki05]

20 hours ago, the don said:

Harsh is a proper cricket connoisseur and historian.

Puts his heart into his writing, sad to see people discouraging him. You go Harsh. Great writeup. Pakistan vs England has always been a hard fought series between two giants of the sport.

At present Pakistani having  hard fought series against Netherland B. BTW last time when you toured eng they played their C team and still cleaned up you guys.

[the don]

47 minutes ago, raki05 said:

At present Pakistani having  hard fought series against Netherland B. BTW last time when you toured eng they played their C team and still cleaned up you guys.

That has nothing to do with pakistan being the best asian touring side to england from Asia with most wins. Guess which team has most defeats?

[Sgattick10]

Why does he have a hindu name? 

[raki05]

1 hour ago, the don said:

That has nothing to do with pakistan being the best asian touring side to england from Asia with most wins. Guess which team has most defeats?

Lol eng team of 90s were pathetic with dibly dolby bowlers they were as bad as india of 90s. Lol which team has not even drawn a single test in aus after 95 any guess.

[vvvslaxman]

15 hours ago, the don said:

That has nothing to do with pakistan being the best asian touring side to england from Asia with most wins. Guess which team has most defeats?

 

Last time Pakistan won a series in ENgland was in 1996 (when they were at their worst). Last time India won a series in England was in 2007. Last time Srilanka won a series in England was in 2014. 

[Clarke]

Tough times for padosi supporters, living in past victories and statistics

[Austin 3:!6]

On 8/17/2022 at 4:57 PM, the don said:

Harsh is a proper cricket connoisseur and historian.

Puts his heart into his writing, sad to see people discouraging him. You go Harsh. Great writeup. Pakistan vs England has always been a hard fought series between two giants of the sport.

 

Brother Harsh seems to be a historian for every sport. He is a very intriguing character indeed. 

 

Here he is making thread in a British Racing forum about race happened 50 years ago

 

Thank god he didnt say Majid Khan was the jockey

 

 

 

[sage]

12 hours ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

 

Brother Harsh seems to be a historian for every sport. He is a very intriguing character indeed. 

 

Here he is making thread in a British Racing forum about race happened 50 years ago

 

Thank god he didnt say Majid Khan was the jockey

 

 

 

 

He is obsessed with 50th anniversaries 

[coffee_rules]

Wtf!

[Vilander]

On 8/18/2022 at 9:27 AM, the don said:

That has nothing to do with pakistan being the best asian touring side to england from Asia with most wins. Guess which team has most defeats?

When was the last time pak won a test match in Australia lol.