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'Kept getting selected and then omitted': Kamran Ghulam opens about extended wait before Test debut

Kamran Ghulam got his opportunity in Test cricket after playing a total of 59 first-class matches. The right-handed batter has amassed 4377 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 49.17, including 16 centuries and 20 half-centuries.

Edited By: Kumar Rupesh @afiestysoul New Delhi Updated on: October 16, 2024 8:01 IST
Kamran Ghulam.
Image Source : AP Kamran Ghulam.

Centurion Kamran Ghulam made the most of his Test debut on Tuesday as he struck a century and became only the 13th Pakistan player to reach the three-figure mark on debut in the red-ball format.

However, Ghulam had to wait for an extended period of time for the moment as he "kept getting selected and then omitted from squads".

There was a lot of desperation brewing inside the right-handed batter before it all came out as he reached his century with a boundary.

"I'd been waiting for my chance a long time but I never gave up," Ghulam was quoted as saying after the end of the day's play in Multan on Tuesday, October 15. "I had been waiting for my chance. That's all I thought about. I kept being selected and then omitted from squads, and all I used to think about was how to take the chance I'd been given."

The scenario was not ideal when he walked into bat with the score 19/2 and had to script a rescue act with opener Saim Ayub. Ghulam also copped a lot of criticism when he was selected to bat at number four - a slot which belonged to Babar Azam during his time with the Test side.

However, Ghulam trusted the grind he had put in first-class cricket and the hard work "paid off" for him.

"When I came to the wicket we'd lost two wickets. But I wanted to play with a positive mind like I do in first-class cricket. That was at the back of my mind, and I wanted to play my natural game," he said.

"I've scored a lot of first-class runs," the 29-year-old added. "I didn't care about the venue or the team, I just needed to make my debut. I knew I had a lot of hard work behind me, and thankfully that work has paid off for me."

 

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