00:00Mohsin Khan, one of Pakistan's most elegant and graceful openers, saw his test career
00:06came to a disappointing end during the 1986-87 Test Series against the mighty Western days.
00:13Known for his classical technique and affluent stroke play, Mohsin was completely undone
00:18by the fiery pace and relentless short-pitched barrage from Malcolm Marshall, Courtney Walsh
00:23and Anthony Gray.
00:24In that Test Series, he managed just 48 runs across six innings, visibly struggling against
00:30the sharp bounce and pace, particularly from Malcolm Marshall.
00:34Once a symbol of poise at the crease, he appeared uncertain and out of rhythm, often falling
00:39victim to rising deliveries.
00:41His inability to counter the short ball marked the sad close of a promising career, ending
00:46not with the triumph but with silent disappointment as one of Pakistan's batting artists faded away
00:53under the Caribbean sun.
00:55Let us now revisit a few of those heartbreaking dismissals, a somber reminder of how even
01:00the finest fellow wielders can falter when the game turns brutal.
01:05LBW is gone.
01:12A very similar sort of appeal earlier on was disallowed, but this time Mohsin out LBW to Malcolm Marshall.
01:2612 for one wicket.
01:31That is the replay of Mohsin's dismissal.
01:33That is the replay of Mohsin's dismissal.
01:37In this meeting, Mohsin Khan, facing Malcolm Marshall.
02:03That's Mohsen Khan facing Malcolm Marshall. He was a bit late in playing that shot as well. And he went back.
02:10He's going to ball to Mohsen.
02:17And Mohsen is out. He's gone. Shuffling across to that one. Ball keeping low.
02:24That sad blow to Pakistan.
02:27Well, it was a straight delivery and he missed it completely.
02:36See again.
02:43Well, pitching up would have hit the middle stump.
02:46Right in front of the wicket.
02:49That's up in the air and he's going to go.
02:58Yeah, that was a very good bounce from Marshall to Mohsen.
03:08And Mohsen trying to play that down to the slip.
03:13But got his hit on the right thumb on his glove.
03:18See it again.
03:22Would have been better if he would have left that one.
03:25But Mohsen coming in line of the ball.
03:28Seeing the ball rising.
03:30And hit on his right thumb.
03:33In the grand tapestry of Pakistan's batting heritage.
03:38Few names evoke the elegance and serenity of Mohsen Khan.
03:42With his classical technique and flair for timing.
03:45He was a sight for sore eyes at the top of the order.
03:48A best man of rare grace.
03:50Mohsen Khan often reminded purists of the bygone era.
03:54Where footwork danced in rhythm.
03:56With the red cherry and cover dry whispered poetry across the trough.
04:00But as with many glorious tales in cricket.
04:03His journey too met an untimely and painful end.
04:07Asht in the fiery cauldron of Caribbean pace.
04:09But as with many glorious tales in cricket.
04:12His journey too met an untimely and painful end.
04:15Asht in the fiery cauldron of Caribbean pace.
04:18The cricketing season was 1986-87 in Pakistan.
04:23The opposition, the mighty Western days.
04:25An outfit bristling with raw pace and manners.
04:29In what would be his final test series.
04:31Mohsen Khan faced the most fearsome trio in world cricket.
04:35Malcolm Marshall, Courtney Walsh and Anthony Gray.
04:38On the Pakistani wicket.
04:39Where even shadow seems to bounce.
04:42Not awkwardly.
04:43It was a series where dreams were shattered.
04:45And technique tested beyond mirrors.
04:47Mohsen Khan, usually so composed and confident.
04:51Appeared a man betrayed by time and torment.
04:54The short wall.
04:55Once something to be swayed away with ease.
04:58Now hunted him with relentless precision.
05:01Across the three test series.
05:03Mohsen Khan could muster only 48 runs in six innings.
05:06An average that barely spoke of his pedigree.
05:09But cruelly reflected his plight.
05:11The elegant opener was visibly rattled.
05:14His footwork indecisive.
05:16His short selection clouded.
05:18Malcolm Marshall, the destroyer in chief.
05:21Targeted his ribcage and his resolves alike.
05:24With searing pace and pinpoint accuracy.
05:27Malcolm Marshall exposed a crack.
05:29In Mohsen Khan's armor.
05:31That refusal to heal.
05:33Once after another dismissal came.
05:35Some fending awkwardly.
05:37Others caught.
05:38Rising deliveries.
05:40Each exit was like a dagger to the heart of his fan.
05:43Who once saw him stand tall in centuries against England and India.
05:48And so the curtain fell.
05:49Not with the applause.
05:50But with the hush of regrets.
05:52Mohsen Khan, who once stood tall among greats.
05:55Walked off the test arena for the final time.
05:58Never to return.
05:59He was just 31 years old.
06:01But the fire of West Indies space had.
06:04Sinked his will.
06:05And perhaps his love for the longer format.
06:08His struggle against the short ball.
06:10Became the lasting image of an otherwise sparkling carrier.
06:14It remains one of the sadder chapters in Pakistan cricket history.
06:18Not for the numbers alone.
06:20But for how an artist was undone.
06:23Not by the lack of talent.
06:25But by the unforgiving nature of the game.
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