Mumbai, October 26: Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi and former England captain Michael Vaughan lauded Pakistan for their emphatic 2-1 Test series win over England after securing a nine-wicket victory in the third and final match in Rawalpindi on Saturday. Pakistan bounced back strong in the series after suffering an innings and 47 runs drubbing in the first Test in Multan. The hosts dropped former captains Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed along with pacers Shaheen and Naseem Shah for the second and third Tests. PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi Hails Pakistan’s Historic Test Series Win Over England.

They brought in uncapped Kamran Ghulam, Sajid Khan and Mohammad Ali among others for the final two games of the series and the move worked for them. Pakistan went on to win the second Test by 152 runs at the reused strip in Multan as Kamran Ghulam struck a century on his Test debut while Noman Ali and Sajid Khan shared England's all 20 wickets between them.

Shaheen Shah Afridi Congratulates Pakistan 

Michael Vaughan Congratulates Pakistan

The result of the third Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was no different with Saud Shakeel scoring a ton and the spin duo of Sajid and Noman clinching 19 scalps across innings to register another dominating win. It was also Pakistan's first home series win since 2021 after four Test series.

On the other hand, former English cricketer Vaughan flagged England's approach on turning surfaces after their surrender against Pakistan spinners in the final two Tests of the series. England National Cricket Team Captain Ben Stokes Reacts After Series Loss to Pakistan, Says ‘We Weren’t Able To Match Challenges in Last 2 Games’.

Pakistan's Saud Shakeel, who scored 134 runs in the first innings, was named Player of the Match while Sajid Khan bagged the Player of the Series accolade after finishing with 19 scalps in two matches.

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