Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan join Sajid Khan’s trademark celebration as Pakistan beat West Indies in 1st Test

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Pakistan off-spinner Sajid Khan was grabbing headlines not only for his impressive bowling but also for making his teammates dance to his tunes at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on Sunday, January 19.

Sajid Khan led Pakistan’s national cricket team’s commanding 127-run win over the West Indies in the first Test in Multan, with the spinner claiming an impressive nine-wicket haul. With this emphatic win, Pakistan took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test against the West Indies.

Multan Test hero celebration with Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan stole the internet

Well, the seasoned spinner who is famous for his trademark “lap-five celebration” will always remember this Multan Test against the West Indies national cricket team as his dream came true at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

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The off-spinner had earlier expressed his desire to join teammates Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan in a trademark celebration to see if he could pull off a five-wicket haul during West Indies’ chase in Multan.

Sajid lived up to his promise, taking a crucial five-wicket haul to help the hosts successfully defend their target of 251 runs in the two-match Test series opener. The West Indies batting line-up collapsed as the tourists managed just 123 runs and the hosts registered a one-sided victory in the Multan Test on Sunday.

Sajid Khan’s wish came true in style at the Multan Cricket Stadium

Pakistan Cricket shared a video on its official X handle, where Sajid Khan can be seen doing the famous celebration as he is joined by his captain Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam. Rizwan and Babar were seen recreating Sajid’s high-five celebration, with the trio sharing some fun moments in Multan that are going viral on social media platforms.

Meanwhile, Sajid Khan was adjudged Man of the Match for his impressive nine wickets in both innings in the first Test against the West Indies. It also provides enough spin and spin, and the batsmen used it effectively at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

Sajid Khan reflected on his match-winning performance in the 1st Test

“The wicket had a lot of spin and lightning,” Sajid said in his post-match presentation. The spin bowling coach spoke to me, and in the second innings, I bowled a bit slower and didn’t concede too many runs because I trusted the runs later in the spell in the first innings.

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Nouman Ali has a lot of experience and will discuss a lot with me. We didn’t want to give away runs in the second innings, and that was great. I wanted to hit it hard. But I went for an in-out kick, and it didn’t go down. Obviously the shot is not in this tone (smiles).

Especially Sajid’s 11th innings for Pakistan reached a milestone by taking 50 Test wickets. He reached the milestone at an average of 27.73 and has three four-wicket hauls and four five-wicket hauls to his name in his longest form so far.

In six home Tests, Sajid claimed 34 wickets at an average of 31.03, including three five-wicket hauls, and took 21 wickets away at an average of 22.71. Sajid also has an impressive record in first-class cricket with 294 wickets to his name.

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