Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq was adamant his unusual press-up celebrations at Lord’s were in no way aimed at England.
No disrespect for opposition — they (England) are a fine team and we know their strengths,” Misbah told reporters at Old Trafford on Thursday, a day out from the start of the second Test at the Manchester ground.
“The celebrations were nothing to do with England, only a gesture for those we worked with.”
Following Pakistan’s emphatic 75-run victory at Lord's, Misbah-ul-Haq became the oldest Test centurion in the last 82 years of cricket in the first innings of the Lord’s Test against England, and followed it up by dropping to his knees and doing a series of ten rapid pushups. He said later that this had been a tribute to the boot camps the team had gone through with the Pakistan army before the England tour.
Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq had celebrated in similar fashion on day- one after reaching a hundred that helped set up his team's 75-run win and then Pakistan celebrated their victory over England in the first Test at Lord's on Sunday by performing a series of press-ups.
Some England players have expressed annoyance at the whole team doing pushups after the win, but this has a lot to do with the bitterness of defeat of course.
Meanwhile the skipper confirmed key leg-spinner Yasir Shah would be fit to play in the second Test. ahead of the second test, which starts from today, at Old Trafford.
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