导出博客文章Pakistans rise to No. 1 on the Test rankings seems improbable considering two
years ago - in August 2014 - they had been in sixth place.It was a time when
Misbah-ul-Haq had found himself surrounded. Up on the Galle Fort was a 40-foot
tall Mahela Jaywardene, frozen as he was celebrating a hundred. In front of
Misbah was Rangana Herath, making him spontaneously combust if he even thought
about such feats.The Pakistan captain ended the tour with a high score of 31 and
an average of 16.75. Soon, he lost his biggest match-winner, Saeed Ajmal,
because of an illegal bowling action. And Australia, then the world leaders in
Tests, were about to visit for a two-match series.Thats when everything started
to change. Misbah smashed the then joint-fastest Test century. He wasnt Tuk Tuk
anymore. He was tick, tick, boom! Pakistan found a Lionel Messi lookalike, who
had magic in his hands instead. They had Younis Khan batting like the crease was
his home and bowlers were serving cake. They didnt have a home, but suddenly, it
seemed they had everything else.Humbling AustraliaPakistan gave up 10 wickets in
an innings only once in two Tests. They had at least two centurions in each of
the four innings they batted. They averaged over 80 in the series and scored at
3.5 per over. Poor Australia, they tended to inflict such statistics on their
oppositions. It hardly ever works out the other way around.Younis finished his
against-the-world set of scoring a ton against every Test nation. Azhar Ali
struck twin hundreds in Abu Dhabi. Misbah became the new Viv Richards. Yasir
Shah, in his debut series, and Zulfiqar Babar, a 35-year old on his comeback,
had the Australian batsmen melting into a puddle.After 20 years, Pakistan
finally won a Test series against Australia, whitewashed them 2-0 for good
measure and leapt up from No. 6 to 3 on the rankings.Continuing dominance in the
UAEBat first, bat big, tag in scoreboard pressure, sit back and enjoy. That has
more or less become Pakistan birthright in the United Arab Emirates.In 21 Tests
in the country since March 2009, only four times have they gone without one of
their batsmen making a hundred. In the first Test of the New Zealand series in
November 2014, Younis and Misbah made unbeaten ones. Ahmed Shehzad contributed
176. While setting up a declaration, Mohammad Hafeez made 101 in 130 balls in
the second innings. A target of 480 in the final innings was well beyond the
reach of Brendon McCullums team - They played the perfect Test, he said.In the
third Test in Sharjah, Pakistan and New Zealand found themselves batting when
chances of a fatal injury on a cricket field had never looked more real. Phillip
Hughes had been hit by a bouncer in Sydney and died in hospital, and it affected
players from both teams deeply. McCullum and Kane Williamson left their emotions
in the dressing room, hit centuries and batted Pakistan out of the
game.Redemption in BangladeshPakistan have the worst fitness levels, railed the
PCB chief. Bangladesh beat them 3-0 in the ODIs and 1-0 in the T20Is. The
returning Ajmal had lost his sting even if he had straightened his bowling
action. The ineffectiveness seeped into Misbahs Test side as well; they were
denied by a world record-opening stand between Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes in
Khulna.Pakistan went into the second Test with frustration mounting back home.
There were calls to overhaul the entire team and swap the captain with a rubber
duckie. Misbah made only 9 in the first innings, but around him, Azhar hit 226,
Younis smashed 148 and Asad Shafiq 107. The team was learning to get by without
their captain.Yasir then bowled a legbreak that made the world turn. Once he got
the first breakthrough, Bangladesh were wrapped up in under 50 overs. Its not a
face-saving win, Misbah said later. It was a team playing to its devastating
potential. Taming Sri LankaHerath took 23 wickets at home when Pakistan visited
in 2014. He was given only two on the next trip, in 2015, with a bowling average
of 109. Pakistan had taken a hammer to Sri Lankas spearhead, knocked him blunt
and then out. He did not play in the last Test of the series. A Test that
decided who would win the trophy. A Test in which Pakistan would play so well
records leapt out of the book and fell prostrate at their feet.Misbah and his
batsmen put careful thought into each stroke they played; soft hands against
spin and clear intent while attacking. Every effort was made to reach the pitch
of the ball and upset an out-of-form Heraths lengths. The plan was clear, the
execution perfect. Meanwhile, Yasir ended the series with 24 scalps.And, if that
wasnt enough, Pakistan amassed 382 for 3 to pull off their highest successful
chase ever with Younis and Shan Masood making light of a final-day pitch and the
same scoreboard pressure that they use with such great skill. It was a dream
win, Misbah said after the game. It was a dream win for the fans too, who too
often had to watch their team spontaneously collapse at the mere mention of the
word chase.Troubling England at homeThe first Test in Abu Dhabi followed the
other trend common in Test matches in the UAE - both teams put up gigantic
first-innings scores but just as the probability of a draw rises and interest in
the match drops, the narrative changes on its head. Pakistan were bowled out for
173 in their second innings, debutant Adil Rashid buried memories of 0 for 163
with 5 for 64 and handed England a target of 99 in fading light. The hosts just
about held on.But Alastair Cook, having played Englands longest-ever innings in
Test cricket, of 836 minutes, had to contend with losing the series as his men
failed to show the same kind of fight in Sharjah. Hafeez struck 151 to wrench
back the lead England took and the spinners ripped the heart out of the English
middle order. A come-from-behind win added to their rise as a force in Test
cricket.Troubling England awayFour Tests in England, where Pakistans spinners
were not supposed to be effective, and the conditions and bowlers would test
their batsmen who had dined out on placid pitches.Instead, Yasir picked up 10
wickets at Lords. Misbahs first innings on English soil amounted to 114 and 10
push-ups. Everyone was taken aback by Shafiqs defensive technique and they were
amused by Younis trampoline footwork until he smacked a double-hundred at The
Oval to help Pakistan level the series.Misbah walked away with his first
Man-of-the-Series award. Only a year prior, he had to be convinced not to
retire. But in the heart of London he said he wanted to go on.Pakistan face West
Indies in the UAE next and travel to New Zealand in November and Australia
soonafter for a couple of tough tours. So there may not be much time to rest on
their laurels. Not least because of the questions over where the team would go
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