The pitches in the ongoing series between Pakistan and Australia have been in the news mostly due to the wrong reasons. While several ex-cricketers from both the countries slammed the Rawalpindi surface rated ‘below average’ by ICC, some unique sight was witnessed in the following Test in Karachi.
Members of the Australian team - Pat Cummins and David Warner - were seen getting their hands dirty while trying to fix the pitch in the second Test, which ended in a draw.
A video of the Australian Test captain hammering the landing surface of the pitch on Day 4 went viral on social media and Warner was also seen doing the same in the final day.
PCB shared the video of Warner beating the surface with a hammer in almost exact fashion as Cummins. The video didn't take much time to generate traction from the fans as Warner's wife Candice too shared her reaction on the incident.
{{/usCountry}}PCB shared the video of Warner beating the surface with a hammer in almost exact fashion as Cummins. The video didn't take much time to generate traction from the fans as Warner's wife Candice too shared her reaction on the incident.
{{/usCountry}}Retweeting the video shared by PCB, Candice in her tweet wrote: “I wish David Warner would do this a little bit more around the house”.
The match, which was dominated by Australia in the first three days, saw a captivating finish with captain Babar Azam leading Pakistan's fight. The 27-year-old fell short from a well deserved double century as he was dismissed on 196 by Nathan Lyon.
The captain however did his job as Pakistan escaped a draw after being handed a 506-run target - the highest fourth innings chase in Test cricket history.
He found great support from opener batter Abdullah Shafique, who scored 96 in the second innings and stitched 228-run stand with Babar for the third wicket.
Rizwan then took responsibility and scored an unbeaten 104 off 177 balls to help his side salvage a draw. Pakistan were batting at 443/7 when umpire closed play in the final day.
The three-match currently stands at 0-0, with the first two contests ending in a draw. The third and final Test will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, starting from March 21.