In the ongoing Test Series vs Australia in Australia, Pakistani opener and the one who is reportedly called as the Best fielder in the Pakistan squad Abdullah Shafique at the moment seemed to have been brutally laughed upon. Abdullah Shafique was trolled heavily due to his uncharacteristic and horrendous fielding display on the cricket field.
The most funniest part of the Pakistan’s aspect in the game of cricket has always being the fielding antics the team produces on the field. It has been the story since decades that Pakistan is known for its below par fielding which now in the world of social media has been a laughing stock and a constant content for memes for cricket fans and trollers.
This substandard form of fielding whether dropping catches at important moments of the matches or missing run outs or sloppy fielding of the Pakistani fielders often more than not has led them to the trouble in eventually losing a game which if the chances taken properly could be had resulted in a Pakistani team winning the match.
Such has been his level of fielding that in the first test at Perth Abdullah Shafique dropped a dolly a school boy error catch of Usman Khawaja who went on to contribute a match winning 90 runs in the second innings of the game in which Australia thrashed Pakistan by a whopping 360 runs margin. His fielding effort left former Australian opener now commentator and the best fielder in slips for Australia Mark Waugh seriously laughing on the antics of the fielding display.
Coming to the Boxing Day test match, nothing change for Abdullah except for the players name in Australia whom he had given life while fielding .After dropping David Warner in the first innings of the ongoing test match the biggest blunder came in the second innings where Australia who at one time having backs to the wall reeling at precarious 17 for 4, an dropped catch of all rounder Mitchell Marsh on 20 runs who now has gone on to make 96 runs to bail his team out of trouble, can put Pakistan into a trouble of a test and series defeat.
However fellow companion and speedster Mir Hamza has came in all support for his companion and believes that his performance on the field will not let down the morale of the team who are searching their first Test victory Down under since 1995.
Abdullah Shafique is one of the best fielders in Pakistan- Mir Hamza
Pakistan seamer Mir Hamza has thrown his weight behind Abdullah Shafique despite the latter dropping a plethora of catches in the ongoing Test series against Australia. The left-arm seamer termed the opening batter as one of the best fielders in the country.
At a presser after day 3, Hamza aged 31, supporting his fellow teammate said:
“Abdullah Shafique is one of the best fielders in Pakistan. Dropped catches are a part of the game. It’s OK.”