Srinagar: Continuing his prolific Test cricket form, newly appointed Vice Captain of Pakistan cricket team Saud Shakeel has equalled the 65 year old Test record for a Pakistan batter.
Shakeel completed 1000 runs in the longest format during the first innings of the first Test against Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
He became the joint-fastest Pakistani batter to reach 1000 runs in Test cricket, achieving this feat in just 20 innings.
This achievement places him on par with Saeed Ahmed, who also reached 1000 runs in his 20th Test inning during the Karachi Test against Australia in 1959.
After Saud and Saeed, Sadiq Mohammad is on the list who reached in 22 innings, while Javed Miandad did it in 23. Taufeeq Omar, Abdullah Shafique and Abid Ali reached in 24 innings.