Watch: Pakistan pacers fail to complete Matthew Hayden’s challenge, miss out on huge prize money
Matthew Hayden, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Wasim Jr (Image Credit: Twitter)
Pakistan will be under pressure in the game against India as they India-Pakistan game is always considered must-win games. They lost their warm-up game against England badly. Their second practice got washed after Afghanistan’s innings and the first few overs of Pakistan’s innings. With only three days let in the ‘Must win’ game, a video of Pakistan players having fun with Matthew Hayden is going viral.
Hayden is one of the coaching members for the tournament. Just like last year, he will be working with the team on an interim basis. Meanwhile, the two-time ODI World Cup asked his pacers, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Wasim Jr to throw the ball outside of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The duo needed to throw from the sidelines of the playing area (Pitch). They were offered 200 AUS$, 100 each for both players.
Wasim took the challenge and not surprisingly though, he failed to complete the challenge. After all, the square boundaries are over 90 to 95 meters and the stands are huge. This is why it was impossible for the right-arm pacer to clear the stadium. Before the challenge, Hayden was heard saying ‘It’s more about the brain and not about the power’.
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Meanwhile, the India-Pakistan is threatened by rains. According to the local weather forecast, the game might be either washed out or will be impacted by rains. The fans, especially the ones who have bought tickets must be looking for the rain to stay away. After all, they went through a lot of trouble while purchasing the tickets in February this year. At that time, the tickets were sold out in just 30 minutes.
