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[Watch] Mohammad Rizwan's Unique Way Of Healing Thumb Injury During Boxing-Day Test

Anurag Dasgupta

Rizwan finds unique way to deal with injury [Source: @gavaskar_theman/X.Com] Rizwan finds unique way to deal with injury [Source: @gavaskar_theman/X.Com]

Not only India and Australia, but Pakistan and South Africa are also fighting it out in the Boxing-Day Test match which has begun today. The first Test between the two nations is being played at Centurion as Pakistan looks to upset the host nation.

On a tricky surface, the South African team elected to bowl first and the decision paid off dividend as the Proteas pacers ran riot in the opening session of play. However, the Pakistan side lost a flurry of wickets and it brought in Mohammad Rizwan to the crease who started on the front-foot against the home team bowlers.

Rizwan's unique way to deal with injury

The elegant batter played some lovely strokes as he looked settled on a difficult surface. However, a Kagiso Rabada delivery struck him on his thumb and the keeper-batter found a unique way to deal with it.

Rabada bowled a hard length ball and it had some extra bounce as the ball struck Mohammad Rizwan on the right thumb. The batter looked in some pain but he found a brilliant way to shrug it off. Rizwan rubbed his thumb vigorously on the surface and within seconds looked comfortable to bat.

Rizwan-Ghulam taking the attack to the Proteas

Pakistan added 36 runs for the opening wicket, but once Shan Masood departed, their was a flurry of wickets as Saim Ayub, Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel, all departed in quick successions and from 36-0, Pakistan were tottering at 56/4 before a resurrection came from Rizwan and Kamran Ghulam.

The duo decided to bat a big aggressively and took Pakistan to 88/4 at the stroke of lunch. After the break as well, the duo played with a positive frame of mind as the team hasn't lost a single wicket and have reached 125.