Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has said that his team provided the perfect example of how Test cricket should be played despite losing the first match of the two-Test series against hosts West Indies by just one wicket on 16 August.
West Indies tail-ender Kemar Roach hit an unbeaten 30 at Sabina Park as he led his team to a sensational one-wicket win. This was only the 15th instance in Test cricket history where a team won by one wicket.
“There was no better Test match than this to advocate Test cricket,” Waqar said on Tuesday.
“Unfortunately we were on the wrong side as we should have won the game. But that’s it… One team had to lose and unfortunately it was us, and of course, it’s only when you make mistakes and (dropped) catches played a big role. You will definitely feel sad when you miss so many opportunities in such tense moments,” the bowling coach was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
While Pakistan’s fielders took some astonishing catches, they also dropped a few catches in the final session – two involving Kemar Roach – scoring the winning runs.
“Overall if you analyze the bowling then I must say that all the bowlers bowled really well throughout the Test match. Despite the small target, he worked hard, responded well, the way he fought in the game, and never let it go easily. Bowlers are there to create opportunities.
“Yes, West Indies were 114/7, but after that, there were three chances too and it won’t help you if you are not catching them. They kept taking wickets and creating opportunities, so with all that, I feel very proud of this bowling unit.”
The second Test will begin at the same ground on August 20 and Younis said the pacers would once again dominate the ground considering the current weather.
“There was a lot of support especially for the fast bowlers (in the first Test). The ball was seaming, sometimes it was cloudy and it was not easy to bat. The bowler had more to say on this so it was a low scoring Test match. One has to apply oneself on such pitches and stay positive both as a bowler and as a batsman.
“Sometimes you have to take a risk to score runs and whoever scored the runs was taking the risk to make it to the board. So with the new ball you have to be positive and going forward if the situation remains like this, it will not be easy for the batsmen.”
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