Lord’s win is special says Pak captain Misbah

TIL Desk Sports/ Pakistan captain, Misbah-ul-Haq has described the win over England at Lord’s in the first Test as “special” and said he had always dreamt of seeing the team win at the home of cricket.

“To defeat England at Lord’s is special. But for me as captain this win at Lord’s is special in many ways. Because it was after the spot-fixing scandal at Lord’s that I was made test captain and we started rebuilding the team,” Misbah said in an interview.

The 42-year old batsman who scored a century in Pakistan’s dramatic win said the wounds of 2010 had haunted them for months but he was proud that the players had rallied around and played a key role in the rebuilding process. “Pakistan cricket has not had it easy in the last six years with teams also refusing to play in Pakistan because of the security issues,” he added.