Abbas unhappy with Lord’s showdown as he wanted more

It looks like Pakistan pacer Mohammad Abbas is not entirely happy with his performance at Lord’s as he failed to get his name at the honours board at the historic stadium.  

Abbas was named player of the match for picking up four wickets in each innings at Lord’s, as Sarfraz XI thrashed England by nine wickets on Sunday.

“I came here with the vision to produce a match-winning performance and I achieved that,” said Abbas. “Playing your first Test at the Home of Cricket — Lord’s — and being named the player of the match is one of the dreams that cricketers have. I have succeeded in achieving this honour and I am happy, but at the same time I am sad that I was not able to add my name in the list of bowlers taking five-wicket haul at this ground.”

The 28-year-old pacer lamented his luck for not being able to complete his five-wicket haul after getting four wickets in each innings. “The captain and other players supported me to complete five wickets, but I was just unlucky,” he said.

Abbas went on to reveal that his eyes are set on the next match and he will be doing all that he can to help the Men in Green win the series. “I will try to give an even better performance in the next match so that Pakistan are victorious and are able to jump to number five in the Test rankings,” he added.