Pakistan celebrated their victory over England at Lord's in the first
Test on Sunday with an unusual celebration when the squad performed a
series of press-ups.
Misbah-ul-Haq's side went on an army boot
camp before the tour to improve their infamously poor fitness, and
batsman Younis Khan led the squad in performing a routine of press-ups
followed by a salute in front of the ground's famous pavilion.
Misbah,
42, had celebrated in similar fashion on the opening day on Thursday
July 14,2016 after reaching a hundred that helped set up his team's 75-run win.
Scorecard
Pakistan - 339 and 215
England - 272 and 207(Target 283 Runs)
Match Result - Pakistan won by 75 Runs
MOM - Yasir Shah(Pakistan)who
took 10-141 in the match to secure victory for his side
Pakistan's
match-winning leg-spinner Yasir Shah has shot to the top of the
International Cricket Council Test rankings - at the expense of
England's James Anderson.
Yasir Shah's 10-wicket haul in the first Investec Test at Lord's was the man-of-the-match performance in Pakistan's shock 75-run win.
It
has also earned him a rise from number four to the top of the ICC
bowlers' rankings, knocking Anderson off his perch and also going above
England's Stuart Broad.
Yasir Shah is the first Pakistani to top the table since his fellow leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed did so 20 years ago
ICC TEST RANKINGS: BOWLERS
1. Yasir Shah
2. R Ashwin
3. James Anderson
4. Stuart Broad
5. Dale Steyn
6. Ravindra Jadeja
7. Trent Boult
8. Josh Hazlewood
9. Morne Morkel
10. Vernon Philander
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