Kerry O’Keefe: Pakistan team trolled for playing with ‘best spirit’
Kerry O’Keefe trolls Pakistan: The second match of the Test series between Australia and Pakistan is being played in Melbourne and before the start of this Test match, a video of the Pakistani team giving a gift to the Australian team led by Pat Cummins on the occasion of Christmas went viral. on social media. Former Australian spinner Kerry O’Keefe has expressed surprise at the gift given to the Australian team by the Pakistan team. Ahead of the start of the Boxing-Day Test, the PCB uploaded a video in which a member of the Pakistan team’s support staff was also seen distributing candy to children present during an indoor practice session. In response to this video, O’Keefe asked if Sourav Ganguly would have given Steve Waugh a similar Christmas gift?
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The 74-year-old feels that the current series is being played in a very good spirit. He said that Pakistan will have to step up and play cricket to beat Australia.
“Is this Test series being played in the best spirit of the game? You’re not going to beat Australia in the best spirit,” O’Keefe said in a video uploaded by Fox Sports. “Would Sourav Ganguly have brought Christmas? A present for Steve Waugh? No.”
O’Keefe, who played 24 Tests and two ODIs for Australia from 1971 to 1977, said, “You have to play really well against the Australian team. You have to have a bit of a grudge. It’s great fun. And then the boxing started. Half a day. Volley. Have to do it together.”
The Pakistani team had to face a crushing defeat by 360 runs in Perth. In such a situation, the Pakistani team had a chance to come back in the second match, but in this match too, the Australian team is dominating Pakistan. In Melbourne, Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and elected to bowl as the pitch looked favorable for fast bowlers on an overcast day.
However, this decision of the Pakistan captain proved wrong as the Australian team managed to score 318 runs in the first innings. By the end of the second day’s play, Pakistan were 194 for the loss of 6 wickets. Based on the first innings, Pakistan is still 124 runs behind Australia. Pakistan last won a Test in Australia in 1995 and since then the team has not won a single Test match in Australia.
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