To defeat England at Lord’s is special: Misbah

MANCHESTER: Pakistan test captain Misbahul Haq said that beating England at the ‘Home of Cricket’ in the first Test was special. The Green Caps astonished the hosts in the opening Test to secure a 75-run victory on Friday, which was their first on the venue in 20 years.

Misbah, who was the only one to score a century in the match, and also became the fourth Pakistan captain after Imran Khan, Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram to secure victory at one of the most iconic venue of the cricket world, also described why the team did push ups after securing a historic victory. “To defeat England at Lord’s is special,” said Misbah in an interview. “For me as captain, this win at Lord’s is special in many ways, as it was after the spot-fixing scandal on this venue, after which I was appointed as the Test captain and we started rebuilding the team.