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'Humara Shane Warne mil Gaya, Mashallah' - Fans can't keep calm as debutant Abrar Ahmed picks all five England wickets in the second Test

Here is how fans have reacted to the performance of Abrar Ahmed on his debut against England in the second Test

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Abrar Ahmed against England (Image Source: Twitter)

England are currently busy playing the ongoing Test series against Pakistan in Pakistan. After a long gap of 17 years, England came to Pakistan to play a Test series. However, they managed to win the first match of the series by 74 runs. Thus, they took a 1-0 lead in the series. Meanwhile, on the eve of the second match, reports of gunshots near the England team’s hotel got circulated.

A reputed journalist shared a tweet and wrote: “Gunshots heard 1km from England's team hotel this morning in Multan. Two rival gangs, it seems. Four arrests were made, and no one was injured. The team's security plans remain unaffected before tomorrow's second Test against Pakistan.” However, it did not create any bigger chaos as the match kicked off as per the schedule.

Abrar Ahmed took five wickets for 70 runs in 13 overs against England in the first session of the second Test

Speaking of the match, Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat first again. In the first match, they batted first and became the first team to score more than 500 runs on day one of a Test match. Even, four different batters also smashed tons on that same day. So, Pakistan fans were worried when Ben Duckett and Jak Crawley came out to open the innings.  On the other hand, Pakistan handed a debut cap to a young legspinner, Abrar Ahmed. 

So, he surprised everyone by picking up all five wickets for Pakistan in the first season. His first wicket was an absolute ripper as Jak Crawley got beaten to a beautiful googly and the batter’s furniture got disturbed. His bowling made headlines as England scored 180 runs for five wickets in 33 overs in the first session. On his debut, Abrar Ahmed managed to take five wickets for 70 runs in 13 overs. After watching him bowl in such a form, Pakistani fans were in a jubilant mood and shared their views on social media platforms. 

Here is how fans have praised Abrar Ahmed for his fantastic debut against England:

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