Watch: Sajid Khan’s emotional celebration after 7-wicket haul on Test return viral

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khelja|17-10-2024

Pakistan's off-spinner Sajid Khan picked up his 2nd five-wicket haul in Test cricket during Day 3 of the 2nd Test against England in Multan.
Sajid picked up seven wickets against England to lead Pakistan's charge in the 2nd Test. His spell of 7/111 in 26.2 overs is also the best bowling figures at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The spin duo of Noman Ali and Sajid Khanspun their web to share 10 wickets between them to bundle England out at 291. The visitors trailed by 75 runs as they were strangled by the spin. Sajid had four bowled dismissals in the innings with the victims being Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook and Matthew Potts. He became only the fourth Pakistan spinner with four or more such dismissals. The previous Pakistan spinner with four or more bowled dismissals in an innings was Abdul Qadir in Karachi in 1987-88, also against England. The previous spinner from any country to effect four or bowled dismissals in the first innings (of the team) in a Test was Imran Tahir against Pakistan in Dubai in 2013-14. The Pakistan team gathered together to give a warm hug to Sajid on his milestone moment. The official social media handle of Pakistan Cricket shared the video of the emotional celebration. Watch the video here-  
  A dream return for Sajid Khan It was Sajid's spell on Day 2 which triggered England's collapse as they slipped from 211/2 to 225/6. For Sajid, the dismissal of Root was a personal milestone, one  England's opener Ben Duckett hammered an aggressive century, steering England to a commanding 211 for 2 before Sajid turned the tide with a late flurry of wickets. England collapsed spectacularly from a position of dominance, losing five wickets in the final session to end the day at 239 for 6, still trailing Pakistan's first-innings total of 366 by 127 runs. In the post-match press conference, an elated Sajid shared the significance of Root's wicket. "As soon as Joe Root came to bat, I told him I've played against your brother in England, but you are my dream wicket, so he started laughing. But that was my dream and most prized wicket today," Sajid revealed, with a smile. Reflecting on his journey, Sajid spoke passionately about his struggles and his pride in representing Pakistan. "If I look back at my career, I've struggled a lot and gotten here. Now I'm playing for the Pakistan star on my chest, which gives me jazba. My father was from the Pakistan army, and I play just for Pakistan and for the star on my chest. All my energy and passion is because of the star, and in that, Allah gave me respect," Sajid added, his voice brimming with emotion.
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