How to announce your comeback in international cricket? ‘With aplomb,’ says Aamer Jamal, who plucked a one-handed stunner to send the selected Pakistan crowd in Multan in elation. England were already without their first-choice opener Ben Duckett, that forced Pope to open the batting with Zak Crawley.
Watch Aamer Jamal’s catch in 1st PAK vs ENG Test
Aamer Jamal’s incredible one-handed catch to dismiss Ollie Pope on a duck has sent the entire Pakistan crowd and commentators into a frenzy. The young Pakistani all-rounder pulled off a jaw-dropping grab. Naseem Shah’s back-of-a-length delivery around off tempted Pope to play a pull shot. The England captain seemed to have timed the shot perfectly, and even though that he had taken over the in-field. However, Jamal had other plans. Leaping to his right, the Pakistani fielder plucked the ball out of thin air with just one hand, leaving everyone in the stadium stunned.
England, who toiled hard for almost 150 overs in the scorching heat of Multan, leaked 556 runs in the first innings. Duckett’s injury, coupled with an early loss of skipper Pope sent England further down in the dumps. Root came to bat at number three, who has so far looked well at the crease alongside Zak Crawley.
