Misbah-ul-Haq Fastest Fifty In Test: Misbah-ul-Haq was the most successful Test captain of Pakistan. Before him, about 28 players captained Pakistan in Tests. But the position that Misbah achieved remained just a dream for others. Misbah was often known for his methodical and slow batting. But when it comes to scoring the fastest half-century in Test cricket, the name of this former Pakistan captain comes first.
In the biggest format of cricket, he scored the fastest Pachasa in the year 2014. This record still stands in his name. The special thing is that no Indian batsman is included in the top-10 batsmen of the world who have scored the fastest half-century in the Test. Let us tell you which are the batsmen in Test cricket who have scored the fastest half-century.
Misbah is on top
Misbah-ul-Haq is on top in terms of scoring the fastest half-century in Test cricket. In the year 2014, he scored a half-century off 21 balls while playing against Australia in Abu Dhabi. In this match, Misbah was successful in scoring a century in both the innings. He scored 101 runs in the first innings and 101 runs in the second innings as well. As far as scoring the fastest half-century is concerned, he did this charisma in the second innings. In the second innings of the match as well, he scored 101 runs in 57 balls while batting Atishi. During this, he hit 11 fours and 5 sixes.
As far as the fastest fifty in Tests is concerned, after Misbah, David Warner (23 balls), Jacques Kallis (24 balls), Shane Shillingford (25 balls), Shahid Afridi (26 balls), Mohammad Ashraful (26 balls), Dale Steyn (26 balls), Yusuf Yohanna (now Mohammad Yusuf ) 27 balls, Albert Williams 28 balls, Ian Botham 28 balls and Chris Gayle have also scored half-centuries in Test matches on 28 balls. No Indian player is included in these top-10 batsmen.
most successful captain
Misbah-ul-Haq was the most successful captain of Pakistan. He captained Pakistan in 56 Test matches, winning 26 and losing 19. During this, there were 11 Test draws. No other Pakistan captain has won as many Tests as him. Under his captaincy, Misbah made Pakistan the number one team in the world in Tests. Under his leadership, the Pakistan team achieved this feat while playing on foreign soil. This was the period when all the teams of the world had refused to play in Pakistan after the bomb blast in Lahore in 2009. In such a situation, it was just a matter of Misbah-ul-Haq to take Pakistan to number one in Tests.
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