Pakistan

Sarfraz proud of youthful side despite Headingley hammeringLEEDS: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed insisted he was proud of his youthful side even after an innings and 55-run defeat at Headingley denied them a Test-series victory in England.That overwhelming loss, completed inside three days on Sunday, meant the two-match campaign ended all square at 1-1 following what Sarfraz said was Pakistans "perfect" nine-wicket victory in the first Test at Lords.Defeat left Pakistan still looking for their first Test series success in England since 1996, when fast-bowling greats Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis were in the side.Despite skittling England out for just 184 in their first innings at Lords, Sarfraz elected to bat after winning the toss in Leeds.While the Headingley pitch provided a typically good surface, overhead conditions quickly became humid and cloudy, creating a swing-friendly environment that made batting difficult.Even so, Pakistan would still have expected to have made more than their 174, which featured a third fifty in as many Tests from teenage leg-spinner Shadab Khan.That total meant they were always chasing the game and, were just one individual effort away from conceding a large first-innings lead.Having fielded brilliantly as a side at Lords, Pakistan saw Hasan Ali drop a routine catch when Jos Buttler was on four.The dashing Buttler punished Pakistan with an unbeaten 80 in an England reply of 363.Pakistan, 189 behind on first innings, then slumped to 134 all out in 46 overs second time around as their top order again failed to fire.But having also overseen a victory over Test debutants Ireland in Dublin during this tour, Sarfraz was pleased with Pakistans progress."When we came here people thought we will not win one game but the way we played at Lords everything was perfect, our fast bowling was perfect, our batting and fielding were perfect," Sarfraz told reporters."Its disappointing that we had a chance to win the series but unfortunately we didnt play well here."- 1-1 good for us -Overall there were still plenty of plus-points for Pakistan, not least the bowling of seamer Mohammad Abbas who took a match-winning eight for 64 at Lords."I am proud of my young team, the way Abbas is bowling, Shadab is doing well, Faheem Ashraf did well, so Im really disappointed that we didnt win (at Headingley) but 1-1 is good for us," said wicket-keeper Sarfraz.Experienced opening batsman Azhar Ali averaged just 16.75 during the series while Sarfraz averaged 10.33 -- well below his career Test mark of 37.78."Azhar is our main batsman, its correct he is not in good nick but he scored a good fifty at Lords," said Sarfraz.As for his own batting, Sarfraz added: "I am not satisfied with my batting in the series."I committed mistakes and played a few bad shots."Pakistan arrived for this tour having gone several months without a Test since a 68-run defeat by Sri Lanka in Dubai and Sarfraz said playing three in relatively quick succession was always likely to prove a tough challenge for his team."We played our last Test in October, so its difficult when you play a Test after five or six months.
Test cricket is a different format, you have to adjust to five-day cricket.
If you have to field for two three days, its tough," explained Sarfraz."The more you play Test cricket, you get to mature as Test player.
Now we have five Tests in the UAE (two against Australia and three against New Zealand), then we have three in South Africa and that will help us mature as a Test team," he added.





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