Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar was visibly very upset after Azhar Ali-led side showed no fight in Australia during the second Test.
More than half of the side was back to the pavilion when Pakistan lost six wickets on 96 runs. They were trying to minimize Australia's lead in the first Test and also avoid the follow-on. It was Babar Azam and Yasir Shah's 105-run partnership which helped Pakistan a bit. Number 8 batsman, Shah went on to score his maiden hundred, while Babar was dismissed on 97 runs.
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Akhtar was delighted with the efforts of Yasir. He lauded him on Twitter for his 113-run knock.
"Clueless how to take wickets on these tracks. Waiting for Australia to declare or just gift the wickets. Asay nahi hota bhai!!," Akhtar had tweeted on day two.
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He then praised Yasir for his fightback, writing, "Great resilience shown by @Shah64Y. Scoring a century in Australia coming at number 8 showing the rest of the batsmen "Asay Hota hai bhai". Another good knock by @babarazam258 as well."
Pakistan was bowled out on 302 in the first innings. They trailed by 287 runs and were asked to bat again after Australia enforced the follow-on. In the second innings, they once again lost the top order batsmen and found themselves in trouble. Till the 63rd over, Pakistan was five down on 192 runs.
