Zaka Ashraf greets Men in Green for Test victory over Sri Lanka – Cricket News Update
Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) newly-appointed chairman, Chaudhary Zaka http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in a Test game, after a gap of five years.
Ashraf has hailed the players’ efforts and appreciated the team management, including coach, captain and manager, for their meticulous leadership that has powered Pakistan towards a winning streak.
The chairman has also expressed happy wishes for the team for their upcoming international encounters and urged them to perpetuate their momentum.
Talking to the media today, he said, “I heartily congratulate whole team, the manager, the coach and all the Team Management on this victory. Everyone worked hard in their respective field and their efforts bore fruit. I hope they will keep up this performance
in future too.”
The Men in Green took a 1-0 lead in the series of three Tests by beating the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 with a huge margin of 9 wickets in the 2nd Test game at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, on October 29, 2011.
Restricting Sri Lankan to a mere 239 in their first innings, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 posted a total of 403. The Green bowlers delivered outstanding performances and bowled the entire Lankan team out for just 257 in their second innings. Backing their bowlers’ efforts,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890 batted marvellously to steer their side to win and end the match on Day 4.
This success by the Cornered Tigers has spread a wave of hope across the cricket loving nation. The PCB’s new boss, who swore in on Friday, is delighted to have entered his office on a winning note. Zaka replaced the much controversial http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128, who ruled
the roost for more than a year.
The series' 3rd and final Test match is scheduled to start from November 3, at Sharjah. Both the teams are going through hard practices at the venue.
Remember, the ongoing series was set to be played in Pakistan and the International Cricket Council (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) shifted it to UAE due to reservations by team Sri Lanka, which was the last International team to visit the terror-hit nation in 2009.
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