Legendary left-arm seam bowler Wasim Akram is not happy with the latest kit that the Pakistan players have been wearing during the historic Test match against Ireland being played in Dublin. The historic Test match, a first for Ireland, had Pakistan players wearing sweaters without the traditional green stripe on the arm.
Conventionally, Pakistan wears the sweaters in Tests in England, and now in Ireland, with the green stripe on their sweaters as a key element of the uniform. However, for some unknown reason, in the latest kit which Pakistan players were wearing in Dublin, the green neckline was missing and it was pointed out when they opted to bat first against Ireland in the milestone moment in world cricket.
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Taking exception to Twitter, Akram highlighted the missing stripe with a picture from the broadcast. He tweeted, “Where is the green stripe gone from our sweater? Not cool, ” along with the TV footage grab which shows a Pakistani player in just white clothing.
Where is the green stripe gone from our sweater ? Not cool . pic.twitter.com/KLRFD39MqJ
— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) May 12, 2018
A day later, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) replied to the legendary bowler by saying they will look into the matter and are taking it “seriously”. Their response read, “Thank you @wasimakramlive for pointing this out. We are going to seriously inquire into the matter.”
Thank you @wasimakramlive for pointing this out. We are going to seriously inquire into the matter. https://t.co/5FOgzrNAPa
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) May 13, 2018
Ireland became the 11th nation to play Test cricket when they locked horns with Pakistan at Malahide in a village ground played which has been packed to capacity to witness the historic moment. On the first day of the Test match, the play was washed out before second day began with full sunshine to put Pakistan in to bat.
Boyd Rankin, who had previously picked up one wicket for England in his solitary Test appearance before switching allegiance to Ireland, was the man to provide the breakthrough ad become Ireland’s first wicket-taker in Tests.
