I knew I was neither Tendulkar nor Sehwag: Rahul Dravid

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I knew I was neither Tendulkar nor Sehwag: Rahul Dravid

I knew I was neither Tendulkar nor Sehwag: Rahul Dravid

3 August 2022  Authorbet365baji

Pakistan lost the last Test against Sri Lanka. To chase the huge target of 508 runs set by the hosts, the visitors suffered a batting disaster. Finally, Babar Azam had to leave the field with a huge margin of defeat of 246 runs. As a result, the series ended in a 1-1 draw.

Abdullah Shafiq was instrumental in the win of Pakistan in the first match.

Pakistan was anchored to victory by relying on Shafiq's impeccable innings of 160 runs with the bat. At that time, the young batsman also created a personal achievement along with the team's victory. He set the precedent of scoring the most runs in the first six Tests, surpassing the country's legendary batsman Javed Miandand.

This time, the highest governing body of cricket (ICC) has given new good news to Shafiq. Relying on his recent performances he has improved in the recently released ICC Test rankings. Also, with a career-best rating point, the Pakistani opener has moved up 23 places to 16th in the list of Test batsmen.

Along with this, Shafiq has surpassed all the previous records of Pakistan by achieving the highest rating points of 671 from the first six Tests of his career. Earlier, the record was held by Saeed Anwar with 671 rating points. Meanwhile, only India's Sunil Gavaskar (692) and Australia's Don Bradman (687) had a higher rating points than Shafiq.