Published>Mon, Aug 09 10 04:17 PM
London, Aug 9(ANI): Debutant Pakistan wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider has overcome personal anguish over his ill father to produce the innings of his life to give his team an outside chance of a shock victory over England in the ongoing second Test match at Edgbaston.
Haider, along with off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Amir, led a dramatic revival on the third day on Sunday, as Pakistan reached 291-9 at stumps to take a surprise lead of 112 runs going into day four.
The 24-year-old's father is admitted in a Pakistani hospital, where he is in a 'stable condition' with hepatitis C.
"(Haider's father) was a bit better, I hope and pray he comes through and that the stress goes for Zulq," The Dawn quoted Salman Butt, Pakistan captain, as saying.
"The last time I spoke to him he wasn't that well, I don't know about today, but I will ask him tonight," he added.
Haider, picked ahead of the out-of-form Kamran Akmal, came in when Pakistan was struggling on 82 for five, and added a crucial 52 runs with Amir and 115 with Ajmal.
"He showed great ability under pressure. Emotionally he's been under a lot of stress for quite a few days," Butt said.
"It is remarkable the way he has played and he has shown us all that if you are willing to stay there and take the pain, you surely gain," he added. (ANI)
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