导出博客文章Before they arrived in Pakistan in 2003, Bangladesh had lost 20 of their
previous 21 Tests. A three-match Test series seemed destined to produce similar
results, and so it proved with losses in Karachi and Peshawar. The home team,
under Rashid Latif, who took over after the side led by Waqar Younis bombed in
the 2003 World Cup, predictably dominated the matches. But in the third game, in
Multan, Bangladesh came agonisingly close to their maiden Test win, only to be
foiled by Inzamam-ul-Haq, who reincarnated himself as a batsman and went on to
take his team into a new era as captain, replacing Latif.Khaled Mahmud, former
Bangladesh captain Dav [Whatmore, the coach] had told me ahead of the series
that Mashrafe Mortaza would play two of the three Tests. Mashrafe insisted that
he wanted to play in Peshawar after I asked him to skip that game. He was young,
so I didnt want to argue with him. But when I saw the green wicket in Multan, I
asked Dav, Give me Mashrafe. But he said that we will stick to our plan. He was
young and was injury-prone, and we needed him for the rest of the tour.Rashid
Latif, former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper That they would come good in
Multan was always expected. They played some good cricket overall in Karachi and
Peshawar. They even scored over 300 in Peshawar, so it was always expected that
they could do some damage. We might have won 3-0, but it was a tough
series.Mahmud decided to bat first on a Multan pitch that, according to Wisden,
had a hint of grass. Pakistan picked three debutants, one of whom was fast
bowler Yasir Ali, who was also making his first-class debut and apparently had
to borrow a shoe.Habibul Bashar, former Bangladesh captain During the first two
Tests, Mohammad Yousuf used to tease us saying, Multan mein ghaas hai [There is
going to be grass on the Multan pitch]. It was indeed a green wicket there, and
I rate my 72 in the first innings as one of my best knocks. Javed [Omar] and I
were the only batsmen in consistent form during the series, so it was nice to
get into a partnership with him.Yasir Ali, former Pakistan fast bowler I was the
most inexperienced guy on the field, with no first-class cricket under my belt,
but it was a privilege to make my Test debut, and the game eventually became a
historic one.We had an inexperienced bowling line-up. We were also bowling more
back of a length.Despite a promising start, Bangladesh were all out on the
second morning for 281. Bangladesh then bowled out Pakistan for 175, the first
time they had bowled out a side for less than 200 runs in a Test innings. Salman
Butt, one of the debutants, made 12. Mohammad Rafique took his third five-wicket
haul.Salman Butt, Pakistan batsman We were a bit careful facing Rafique. He was
their best spinner and had a lot of experience, but still the rest of their
bowling wasnt that great. We relaxed against them since we had already won the
series. But in cricket if you underestimate any team, you suffer exactly the way
we did.Mahmud Rafique gave me peace of mind. I knew he would do his job. He
could bowl on that coin, he was so accurate. His commitment was tremendous. As a
unit we did a great job. We bowled out a side for less than 200 for the first
time in Tests. They were a good side. It was a big deal for us at the time.Under
pressure as captain, Mahmud saw his bowling average swell to 406 at the end of
their previous series, against Australia. It had come down to 111.60 ahead of
this game, but a four-wicket haul, his career-best figures, brought it down to
55.25.Mahmud My bowling average was terrible before this Test match. I was
useful in conditions that encouraged swing and seam. I could swing the ball at
decent pace and use the conditions. I bowled well in Peshawar but I was only
containing runs. I was very excited to bowl on that Multan wicket. I was
swinging the ball, cutting it by hitting the seam. I could have had six wickets
instead of four. I had to hear talk of retirement before every Test, so it was
always hard for me. I think it was a Test match where I discovered myself as a
bowler.The game moved along rapidly on the second day, with Pakistan getting
bowled out for 175, but they quickly removed Bashar for just 3 in the fifth over
of their second innings, his first failure in the series.Bashar I will forever
regret not making runs in the second innings. I was quite consistent in that
series, so a few more runs from me may have made some difference. Batting well
in the second innings was the real worry, maybe more than how well we had done
in the first innings. There was a lot of time at hand.Mahmud We wanted a
250-plus lead at least. I thought we had enough of a lead on that wicket in
which we struggled in the second innings against their bowling attack.Bangladesh
slipped to 41 for 4 before Alok Kapali had to go off with a hand injury minutes
before stumps on the second day. On the third morning, Kapali returned to bat at
the fall of Mahmuds wicket. Straightaway he began attacking the bowlers. Then he
edged a short one from Yasir, which Latif dived to his right to catch. While
landing, Latif dropped the ball and picked it up from the ground with his back
to the umpire. Kapali and the umpires didnt notice, but the replays were quite
clear that he had dropped it. Latif was later banned for five ODIs and never
played a Test match for Pakistan again.Latif You do everything for your country.
I did realise immediately that the ball rolled out of my hand and it touched the
ground. I conveyed that to my senior players. I gave an option to recall the
batsman but it was decided that we will let him go. I have no regrets. Its a war
and we both were playing cricket and I never surrender, so I had to do what was
needed. Call it cheating but I have no regret at all.Yasir My wicket was a
notorious one. Rashid bhai claimed that catch, which was later revealed as
dropped. I really feel bad for him actually, because it happened so fast. None
of us knew what to do.Bangladesh were bowled out for 154, leaving Pakistan to
chase 261 in two and a half days.Bashar We knew that there would be a result,
with more than two days in hand. We just wanted to score as much as possible.
But it didnt happen.Pakistan lost early wickets in their chase. Mortaza, who
came on as a substitute fielder to replace the injured Kapali, took catches at
gully to remove Butt, Mohammad Hafeez and Yasir Hameed.Mortaza A couple of them
were good takes. I was a regular in the slips and gully till 2007.Inzamam came
in at No. 4, with a further 199 required to win, but Hameed, Younis Khan, Farhan
Adil and Latif fell on the third afternoon, and Pakistan slipped to 148 for 6 at
stumps.Butt We always believed that we were a better side, but I think we took
Bangladesh too lightly. They had played very good cricket, better than our
expectations.Mahmud We were always positive in that Pakistan series, and it came
from Dav. We tried to play attacking cricket. Dav used to say that we should
learn, but make sure we keep attacking. The dressing-room mood was quite
good.Bangladesh, who had played well till then, began the fourth morning needing
four wickets for their maiden Test win, while the home side required another
113, with only Inzamam as the last recognised batsman.Hannan Sarkar, former
Bangladesh batsman I couldnt sleep that night. Just before dawn I called my
parents and some of my elders who usually woke up for the Fajr prayers. I asked
them to pray for my team.Bashar The ground was quite far from the hotel in
Multan, and while on our way in the bus, I told the guy sitting next to me that
we will either return in this bus laughing or crying.Saqlain Mushtaq fell in the
fifth over of the fourth morning, leaving Inzamam with three tailenders in whose
company to pull off a chase that was looking impossible.Mortaza Javed bhai ran
in from the covers to sledge Saqlain Mushtaq. We tried everything to get
wickets.Mahmud When we took their seventh wicket, they still needed close to 100
runs. Inzamam was one of the best batsmen in the world but we were confident
that we could remove the last three wickets.Inzamam and Shabbir Ahmed added 41
for the eighth wicket but the partnership could have ended much earlier had
Sarkar held on to a chance at second slip.Sarkar My dropped catch was perhaps a
turning point but we were expecting a wicket almost every ball.Inzamam,
meanwhile, was playing the innings of his life, having had a torrid time at the
2003 World Cup, where he made just 19 runs in six games. Until this innings - at
his home ground - Inzamam had made just 88 runs in the Test series against
Bangladesh.Latif Inzamam wanted to retire after the 2003 World Cup but I
convinced him to play. I fought hard with then PCB chairman, Gen Tauqir Zia. It
was not like Inzamam was done with his cricket. He was a great player, so I knew
he can do a lot for Pakistan and you cant remove him that way. Bad patches do
come for every player, so I had to bring him back and it was worth it.Bangladesh
started to get desperate and that resulted in a number of appeals that were
turned down by the umpires, particularly Asoka de Silva.Bashar Everyone tried
very hard. We appealed a lot in the second innings because we were very excited.
We got a lot of warnings from the umpires, who were not as friendly as they
usually were with us.Mahmud Luck wasnt on our side. A few decisions didnt go our
way and the umpiring was discussed heavily later on. We were angry at the
umpires.Pakistan needed 56 more to win when Shabbir, on 13, was given lbw in the
16th over of the day, but it was an important partnership in that situation.
Four overs into his stay at the crease, Umar Gul could have been run out with
Pakistan on 213 for 8.Sarkar Rafique bhais foot hit the stumps first when he was
trying to complete the run-out. Maybe that run-out could have made a
difference.In the same over, Rafique stopped short of mankading Gul. He found
instant support from his team-mates for his act.Mahmud I think it was in the
spirit of the game. We didnt want to win it that way. It would have been a stain
on our win had Rafique completed the mankad. Rafique was brilliant in that
game.Mortaza I think Rafique bhai did the perfect thing by not mankading Gul. We
were a struggling side back then and such an incident would have made life more
difficult for us.Inzamam farmed the strike with Gul, who had faced just one ball
in Tests before this game. Mortaza We solely targeted Umar Guls wicket from the
moment he walked out, which was a mistake. We could have pressed Inzamam
harder.Yasir I remember I was napping and watching Inzamam bhai and Umar Gul
batting from the dressing-room balcony. I never thought for a second that the
game would come down to me in a very decisive moment. When things were
crumbling, the drowsy feeling went away and it was like the world was about to
end. I was hiding in every corner thinking that this cant be possible, and why
on earth is it coming on my head? I didnt want to go through those tough moments
but it had to happen.Mahmud Everyone was so willing to win. Maybe the dropped
catch, the absence of Mashrafe, and there was something strange about the wicket
in the fourth morning too. A lot of things happened that ultimately went against
us.Gul finally fell to a run-out with four to win. Bangladesh still hoped for
the last wicket, especially after seeing Yasir walk out to bat. If farming the
strike with Gul was a given, Inzamam now needed Yasir to potentially play out
four balls in the 91st over, bowled by Mahmud.Butt We all felt assured with
Inzamam bhai out there. We knew he could get us across the line but the only
worry was the last wicket, of Yasir Ali. He was on debut and probably it was
really tough for Inzi not only to rotate the strike but to keep him away from
the strike. We all got on our toes and felt worried that this might be touch and
go. Yasir played out three deliveries before scampering a single to put Inzamam
back on strike. It was now or never for both the batsman and Bangladesh.Yasir
Javed Miandad was constantly talking to me and advising me what to do and what
not to. I was already in shock and things were going against my will. I found
myself in the middle of hell. I remember when I took my guard, my legs were
shivering, but the moment I scored that one run, the pressure released
instantly.Latif I never felt defeated because there was one wicket left and they
had to get that to win. Inzamam was there for a reason and he proved how big he
is. He may have played some of the best innings in his career but this one was
outstanding and I rate it very high. Inzamam swivel-pulled Mahmud to fine leg,
where Manjural Islam couldnt stop the ball from going to the boundary. It was
the second Test Pakistan had won by a one-wicket margin; Inzamam had been key
back in 1994 too. He punched the air several times, in a break from his usual
subdued celebrations. Mahmud We lost a game that we should have won. We had
heard that if Bangladesh had won that game, Inzamam might have retired from
international cricket. But he was outstanding in that innings. His reaction
after winning the game was something different too. I had never seen him
celebrate like that before.Butt Inzi bhai handled the tail well, and that really
impacted his career as he was not in form. It really turned out to be great for
him. He was a great batsman and that innings was one hell of a glimpse of his
career.Latif Had we lost against Bangladesh at that time, it could have had a
very bad impact on Pakistan cricket. Everyone was sceptical about losing that
game [against Bangladesh] in the 1999 World Cup, so it was very important for
Pakistan to win that game in Multan.For Bangladesh it was the first time that
they had pushed a higher-ranked Test side right to the brink, but it ended in
heartbreak. .Mortaza I think almost everyone was crying. Ashraful cried in the
bathroom. The environment suddenly turned sour. We knew we would win but we
couldnt finish it off.Mahmud We didnt talk for a long time after that game.
Everyone cried in the dressing room. I couldnt stop myself from getting
emotional too. We couldnt believe that we had lost that game. Even before that
last ball, we thought we would take the last wicket.Sarkar We had played Test
cricket for three years, so had we won, it would have shifted Bangladesh
crickets momentum instantly. We got that shift finally around 2006-07, but it
could have come in Multan.
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