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Gavaskar heaps praise on Yasir Shah

The last week has seen some nail biting cricket in Bangladesh and India with matches on balance till the very end.

On the other hand it was business as usual in United Arab Emirates as West Indies lost once again and now are in danger of losing all three Test matches against Pakistan. The total lack of resistance from the Caribbean boys was painful even for the opposing skipper Misbah ul Haq so just imagine what it must be like for those others who played in the champion West Indian teams and their followers.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Yasir Shah are going neck and neck in reaching landmarks like 100 wickets and 200 wickets quicker than most others and it was Yasir’s ten wicket haul that spun Pakistan to another emphatic victory. This too on a pitch where there was not much turn.

In Bangladesh, Mehedi Hasan made a terrific debut capturing 6 wickets to restrict England to 293 in the first innings. Bangladesh came perilously close to winning the Test but their batting didn’t quite support their bowlers and they ended up losing by a narrow margin.

Ben Stokes played a belligerent innings to give England the extra runs and then swung the ball at good pace to get the Bangladesh batsmen out just short of what would have been a path breaking win for the home team.

In India, Virat Kohli continued to dominate as he smashed a brilliant 154 to take India home in the third one-day game. He had great support from skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni who made 80 runs and their partnership took India close.

Their running between the wickets was a joy to behold as they stole the extra run from right under the noses of the superb fielding unit of New Zealand.

New Zealand have struck back well to level the series as this is being written and the fifth and deciding game promises to be a thriller. Bangladesh play their second Test against England and West Indies have a chance on the flat Sharjah pitch to salvage something from what has been a disastrous tour so far.

We could be in for another thrilling week of cricket but meanwhile Yasir Shah for his ten wicket haul and leading Pakistan to a win is the CEAT International Cricketer of the Week.

Source: PMG



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