Test match between Pakistan and West Indies: 'It's more fun to win on time'

It doesn't matter if the fight is with only the top 11 players, but when you have to fight with the weather and the plight of the ground to get the fruits of your labor, bold decisions become inevitable.

And here it was Pakistan's responsibility to make such decisions at the right time. Because apparently, the West Indies had nothing to lose if the rain washed away this match.

But Craig Brathwaite kept repeating that he would play positive cricket. But his speculation about who will play positive cricket at what time was deceived.

Batting in the second innings, Pakistan's attack was such that all the weapons of the West Indies began to fall short. Then suddenly Brathwaite came to bowl and made his intentions clear from his line. Beyond the wide mark on the league side, he threw the entire over until the umpires had to intervene.

Brathwaite was just trying to avoid time in this almost losing game, as if his negative bowling, which was inevitable, would be postponed.

But Brathwaite's approach to batting was largely positive. They really play to pass the time. Some of his other colleagues also decided to give priority to spending time, but sometimes Shaheen Shah Afridi, sometimes Hassan Ali and sometimes Noman Ali, and sometimes Muhammad Abbas came in the way.

But Jason Holder was the only piece of the board that could keep the West Indies' dream of saving the match alive. The skill with which he was playing the old ball could have taken the West Indies a little further in the match. If luck had been a colleague, they would have taken it so far that the dim lights would have reduced the overs and maybe, maybe, maybe ...

But the positive cricket that Holder started for himself after the rain, got a bit of a shake in the beginning, but as soon as Noman Ali pulled the length, the same positive cricket of Holder fell on his neck and all over the West Indies. Probably drowned.

Because not just the holder, the whole lineup had a good idea of ​​what magic the new ball and Shaheen Shah Afridi can do together.

But the special thing here was that even with the old ball, they looked as deadly as they do in the early overs. His discipline was remarkable. The speed change, the successive variations and the use of creases were amazing. In this match, you can see all the qualities that are characteristic of a competitive Test bowler.

In Test cricket, when a fast bowler learns to use the crease, it indicates his maturity. That is why Ian Bishop, sitting in the commentary box, was comparing him to Wasim Akram, because the use of crease in Test cricket is sometimes the bowler's biggest weapon.

This victory will definitely be a milestone for Babar Azam's captaincy as he has made many decisions out of time and necessity apart from traditional Test cricket. They had to compete not only with the West Indies but also with time. And he was good at it.

Pakistan dominated the West Indies in every field. Even in the team selection, Pakistan's wisdom proved to be correct that they preferred Noman Ali to the fifth seamer and at this stage of the game, where the pacers were not getting any help from the wicket, Noman Ali's magic worked. ۔

In terms of championship points, this win was very important for Pakistan and the way it was achieved by playing bold cricket is enough to double the fun. Because the fun of winning over time is something else.