Nasim Shah bags praises after historic test win in Karachi.

ISLAMABAD -- With becoming one of the youngest fast bowlers to take five wickets in Pakistan-Sri Lanka test, many cricket experts and cricketers praised young gun Nasim Shah who has played significant role for team green to bag the historic win.

Teenage pacer Naseem Shah at 16 years and 307 days became the second youngest bowler to take five wickets in a test innings of Pak vs Sri Lanka as he bowled an articulate spell to finish with 5-31.

Many sports journalists, senior cricketers and fans took it to Twitter praising the young gun for his brilliant spell in second test played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka concluded in Karachi on December 22nd.

'Nasim shah is an outstanding performer. Seeing the likes of Nasim Shah and Shaheen shah Afridi, it is obvious that our fast bowling attack is in hands of teenagers', said senior cricketer Ramiz Raja in his YouTube video.

'The two wickets meant Shah ended with 5/31 - his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket - and with Shaheen Shah Afridi, the 19-year-old, claiming a five-for in the first-innings, the Test has been a good one for the young Pakistani pacemen', reads the match summary of ICC 's official website.

'Doesn't matter whether Naseem Shah is 16, 17, 18 or 19. He's a brilliant prospect. Bowled with fantastic control, good pace and bowled with plenty of...

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