5 Stand out performers from the Pakistan v England Test series

5 Stand out performers from the Pakistan v England Test series: Pakistan ended their 8^th home season in the UAE with a fabulous last day finish against England. Already 1-0 up in the first two tests, Pakistan won the third test by 127 runs to not only win the series 2-0 but also become the second-best ranked test side. The series had many highs and lows which include Yasir missing out the first test, Azhar Ali’s injury, and the first test which should have been chased, ball tampering allegations on Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan’s record breaking outings and Jimmy Anderson’s misery economy. All these factors made it tough and competitive for the players but five men stood out and shined like the moon of fourteenth.

5.  Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)

The series started with rumors of the Pakistani Kaptaan retiring and how to make it memorable for him. For Pakistan, repeating the result from 2012 was the least their fans wanted and the able shoulders of Misbah-ul-Haq were always said to be the deciding factor.  Aide some sessions and a batting collapse in the second innings of the first test (which cannot be entirely blamed on Misbah), there was nothing Misbah could do wrong. Tactical bowling changes and the attacking and positive field settings are definitely enough to separate him from his English counterpart let alone his handy contributions with the bat down the order. He may be the third highest run-scorer of the test series but his four 50+ scores were the most anyone could score in the series.