Tabish Khan debuts for Pakistan after a wait of 18 years, bags maiden wicket in his first over

Tabish Khan debuts for Pakistan after a wait of 18 years, bags maiden wicket in his first over

Tabish Khan

A long wait of 18 years came to an end for Tabish Khan in Harare as he made his Test debut for Pakistan. Debuting in the second Test against Zimbabwe, Tabish made immediate impact as he scalped his maiden wicket in his first over. The right arm quick had 598 wickets in first class cricket before taking his maiden international wicket.

The right-arm pacer bowled the second over of Zimbabwe’s innings. After bowling five dot balls, he trapped Zimbabwe opener Tarisai Musakanda plumb in front of his stumps to dismiss him for a duck. Prior to the game, his teammate Azhar Ali was all praises for the domestic veteran. Ali asserted that one has to salute Tabish’s never give up attitude and that is what has brought him such success over the years.

“We need to give credit to Tabish Khan as he has set an example for us with his never give up attitude. He has always worked towards representing Pakistan & has worked hard and kept on performing,” Ali had said.

Tabish Khan scripts numerous records

Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan

Making his debut at 36 years of age, Tabish Khan scripted numerous records. His 598 first class is the most number of wickets by any player before a Test debut for an Asian team. He also became the oldest player to take a wicket in his first over in Test cricket in the last 70 years. In 1951, a 40-year-old GW Chubb had taken a wicket in his first over for South Africa against England.

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Tabish also became the oldest Test debutant for Pakistan in 66 years. Miran Bakhsh was 47 years and 284 days old in 1955 while making his Test debut against India, while Amir Elahi made his Pakistan debut at 44 years and 45 days in 1952, five years after his Test debut for India. The domestic veteran also became the first player with over 500 first-class wickets before debuting for Pakistan.

Opting to bat first, Pakistan put on a mammoth first innings total of 510/8. Abid Ali smashed a double century (215), while Azhar Ali scored 126. At Stumps on Day 2, Zimbabwe, after 30 overs, were reduced to 52/4.

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