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Pakistan’s senior batsman Azhar Ali has expressed disappointment at lacking out on 100 on the primary day of the second Test in opposition to New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday. Azhar, who was dismissed seven runs wanting his 18th Test century, mentioned he was eager to get to the three-figure mark.
“Have not got a hundred as yet in New Zealand, but overall, I think it is one of my better innings as the conditions were good for bowlers and it was a challenge batting out there,” he mentioned.
Former skipper Azhar, a veteran of 83 Tests, mentioned regardless of the troublesome situations it was pleasing to see Pakistan publish a very good complete and play constructive cricket. “We feel we have enough runs on the board as the pitch is still good for bowlers.”
Azhar, speaking about his innings, mentioned he knew beforehand the primary couple of hours can be troublesome for the batsmen. “With so much grass on the pitch I knew I had to apply myself and focus for a long stay at the wicket.”
“The good thing was that we were positive today and when the ball was in the zone to be scored from we took advantage of that. This approach is necessary because on this sort of pitch you know you are going to get one good ball sooner or later.”
Azhar, who stepped down as Test captain earlier than the New Zealand tour, mentioned the pitch additionally had runs for the batsmen if one utilized himself and picked the proper photographs to play.
Azhar additionally praised the batting of Rizwan Ali and the lower-order pair of Faheem Ashraf and debutant Zafar Gohar, saying all of them batted positively in testing situations.
He mentioned Zafar made a formidable debut and hoped he would get many extra runs and wickets for Pakistan in future.
Azhar confronted 37 balls from the 6’8″ Kyle Jamieson, scoring 26 runs, including five fours. Jamieson finished with a five-for. “He is kind of tall and he’s continuously good line and lengths and strikes the ball each methods plus he can get a disconcerting bounce But I used to be able to hit the ball when it was there to be hit.”
