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January 1958
West Indies 579 Pakistan 106.
6-day Test. 3.5 of those days remained.
No one gave Pakistan a chance of saving the Test against Gilchrist, Atkinson, Valentine, Sobers, Smith.
And then 23-year-old Hanif Mohammad took guard
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January 1958
West Indies 579 Pakistan 106.
6-day Test. 3.5 of those days remained.
No one gave Pakistan a chance of saving the Test against Gilchrist, Atkinson, Valentine, Sobers, Smith.
And then 23-year-old Hanif Mohammad took guard
#cricket #onthisday
Perhaps moved by the boyish looks of the diminutive batsman, the veteran Walcott had passed on some valuable advice ahead of the innings: “Never try to hook Gilchrist.”
Hanif started swaying away as the terrifying fast man bowled a barrage of bouncers.
It paid off.
Hanif started swaying away as the terrifying fast man bowled a barrage of bouncers.
It paid off.
Pakistan ended Day 3 on 162/1, Hanif 61*
3 days left. No one gave them a chance
Even that exemplary leader, Pakistan’s captain, Abdul Hafeez Kardar, spared himself the trouble of a pep talk.
All Hanif got from Kardar was a note beside his bed that said, “You are our only hope.”
3 days left. No one gave them a chance
Even that exemplary leader, Pakistan’s captain, Abdul Hafeez Kardar, spared himself the trouble of a pep talk.
All Hanif got from Kardar was a note beside his bed that said, “You are our only hope.”
