Abdur-Rehman surprised with the amount of Spin St.Kitts and Guyana offered
Pakistan’s spinners claimed 32 wickets to put up a commendable bowling performance in the two-match series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
The Men in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 leveled the Digicel test-series after defeating the Windies in the second match.
Abdur-Rehman guided his side to a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 needed victory to draw the series. The left-arm spinner claimed 4 wickets for 65 runs in the second innings, which resulted in the Windies loosing the match by a huge margin of 196 runs.
Throughout the series, spinners thoroughly enjoyed a surprisingly spinning wicket at both the venues, like others Abdur-Rehman also accepted the fact that he was surprised by the turn which the wicket offered in both the games.
Rehman said "We have been surprised by the bounce and the spin that we have gotten from the pitches."
After facing a humiliating defeat in the first-test match against the hosts, the Cornered Tigers approached the second game with an intention to level the series at any cost.
Rehman, through his controlled flight and on the spot bowling, kept the Windies batsmen under pressure from one end, while off-spinners http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 kept on sharing the larger chunk of the wickets.
Ajmal for his 17 wickets was adjudged the top performer of the series. Before touring West Indies critics were of the view that Ajmal can only prove to be an effective spinner in the shorter-versions of the game i.e. T20 and One Day Internationals.
However, Ajmal stood against all odds to prove himself against the likes of the Caribbean Kings on their home-soil. Performance of this caliber from the off-spinner evidently reflected his potential and temperament in the longer version of the game as well.
Rehman mentioned that he is http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arthur-Percival-Day-c45927 with his current contribution in the team, although he did not manage to pick as many wickets as Ajmal, but still he played a vital role in leveling the series for the Men in Green.
Expressing his delight over the track, Rehman said, "This is why we are very happy. Spinners are happy when they get pitches that turn, but to also get the bounce is good, and [West Indies] have struggled against the spin and the bounce. It would not be a bad idea to dig up this pitch, and carry it around with me, so that I can get plenty of wickets."
Rehman also mentioned that his skipper and team-mates did not push him hard to take wickets, rather than focusing on picking up wickets, his http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Main-c73911 priority was to contain the batsmen by bowling in the right areas.
As a result Ajmal and Hafeez enjoyed the major share of wickets, after Rehman’s tight bowling spell batsmen took more chances to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pile-c82289 up runs that resulted in their demise.
Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s win against the Caribbean Kings. Before this encounter it was a year ago when Pakistan’s unpredictable batting line-up was able to produce test centuries.
After 17 matches and 34 innings, Pakistan was in a position to declare an innings, regarding their comeback in the final game of the series, Rehman mentioned that even though their batting struggled on the first day still they were able to bounce back in the game.
Centuries from Misbah Ul Haq and Taufeeq Umar in the second innings, assisted Pakistan to post a threatening total of 427 runs for the hosts to chase.
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