Naseem Shah misses his mother on match-winning performance.

The young rising pacer of Pakistan missed his mother a lot when he showcased the match-winning performance for Pakistan in the historic second Test against Sri Lanka at National Stadium Karachi.

Shah, 16, lost his mother last month when he was with the team in Australia to play two Tests series. He has now become the second-youngest bowler and youngest pacer to bag five-wicket haul in Test cricket.

He is just 16 years and 307 days old when he achieved this landmark and pulled the attraction of cricket pundits. Shah took two quick wickets on Day 5 of the contest to complete his maiden five-fer.

In a presser after the match, Shah got emotional while talking...

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