Renowned commentator Harsha Bhogle and former England captain Michael Vaughan lauded Aamer Jamal after he impressed one and all during the ongoing third Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Jamal joined an elusive list after his impressive fifty on Wednesday during the first innings.
Jamal is one of the three Pakistani cricketers to have scored 100+ runs and take 10+ wickets in a Test series in Australia.
The other names on the short list are legendary cricketers Imran Khan and Wasim Akram.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Bhogle said that “this determination is what the [Pakistan] fans would have wanted to see from their team”.
Meanwhile, Vaughan also praised Pakistan’s fighting spirit.
Pakistan were dismissed for 313 on the opening day of the third Test against Australia in Sydney.
In reply, Australia safely negotiated an over to head to stumps at 6-0. Warner, playing his final Test, smashed a four on the first ball by Sajid Khan to begin his innings.
Pakistan team gave a guard of honour to Warner with the entire crowd applauding the star batter as he made his way out to the middle.
Aamer Jamal scored a crucial fifty lower down the order to help Pakistan post a competitive total on the board.
Jamal and tailender Mir Hamza added 86 runs for the last wicket to get Pakistan past 300 despite being reduced to 227-9 at one stage.
Jamal scored 82 runs in 97 balls, which included nine fours and four sixes.
Hamza provided Jamal with able support from the other end and remained not out on seven runs in 43 balls.
Earlier, Mohammad Rizwan and Agha Salman took the attack to Australia to help Pakistan recover from a rocky start.
After slipping to 96 for five soon after lunch, Rizwan and Salman stitched a pulsating 94-run partnership before Rizwan was dismissed just before tea for 88.
Rizwan, who was left out for the first Test, smashed two sixes and 10 fours off 103 balls before he fell to a legside trap set by Pat Cummins.
Rizwan top-edged a pull shot for Josh Hazlewood to take the catch at fine leg after posting the highest individual score by a Pakistan batter of the series.
After the tea break, Mitchell Star got rid of Agha Salman after the latter had scored 53 runs in 67 balls.
Cummins, who was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 5-61, became the first Australian to take three consecutive five-wicket hauls in Tests since Nathan Lyon in 2017.
Pakistan made a disastrous start after winning the toss, losing four wickets in the opening session and skipper Shan Masood shortly after lunch for 35.
Australia bagged the three-match series with a 79-run win in the second Test in Melbourne.