Pakistan off-spinner Sajid Khan was delighted after winning Player of the series in his team’s 2-1 series win over England on Saturday, October 26 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. Notably, Pakistan won the third Test by nine wickets as they comfortably chased down the target of 36 runs in 3.1 overs and completed a historic 2-1 series win.
Following their win, Khan was adjudged Player of the Series as he finished as the second-highest wicket-taker of the series with 19 wickets to his name from four innings at an average of 21.10 and an economy of 4.42. He also scored 72 runs from three innings with a highest score of an unbeaten 48.
“Thankful to god for the series win. There was no pressure as such, I was making a comeback, but there were people who backed me and I had played FC cricket. Off the field, I’m not like this, I’m funny, Kamran Ghulam is my best friend, but you need to behave like this to lift the team’s morale. You didn’t need to do anything in Multan (in the second Test), the pitch did everything. Here, you needed to vary your lengths and paces, we just did that. Noman bhai is one of the most experienced spinners in our country, he has been a great mate and has served well. He deserved this PoS award with me. Congrats to the nation for this win,” said Khan in the post-match presentation.
Noman finished as the highest wicket-taker of the series with 20 scalps to his name from four innings at an average of 13.85 and an economy of 3.04. Notably, the duo were called back into the team after a humiliating loss by an innings and 47 runs in the first Test and the move worked wonders for Pakistan as they finally ended their 11-Test-long winless streak at home. They also won their first series at home since 2021 and their first series win against England since 2015.
