Shaharyar Khan says ‘Image for Pakistan cricket restored’ after Test win over England at Lord’s

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan says his country's stunning victory over England in the Lord's Test has restored the team's tarnished reputation.

Yasir Shah was Pakistan's hero as the leg spinner took 10 wickets in the match to help wrap up a 75-run win in the opening Test on Sunday.

It was a cathartic triumph for Pakistan, who were playing their first Test at Lord’s since the infamous 2010 spot-fixing scandal.

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That fixture saw Pakistan left-arm quick Mohammad Amir, together with fellow paceman Mohammad Asif and then captain Salman Butt, given five-year bans and jail sentences for conspiring to deliberately bowl no-balls as part of a newspaper sting operation.

It was Amir, in his first Test appearance since his ban, who ended the match when he dismissed Jake Ball. Khan was quick to pay tribute to the efforts of captain Misbah-ul-Haq and his players.

“The Lord’s win is important in many ways and the most significant is that the image of our cricket is restored in more than one way at the venue where it was dented six years ago,” Khan said.

“The team played as a unit and Misbah led it in an exemplary manner while the new team management did a great job.”

The second Test at Old Trafford starts on Friday.

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