The Pakistan cricket team traveled to Australia for the Test series in December 2023 this year. The final game of the series was played in Sydney. This game started on January 3rd. Pakistan had included a 21-year-old in the eleven-man squad for this match. The name is Sam Ayub. When that boy comes on the field to bat with the innocence on his face and the sweet voice, he leaves all the good people behind. However, Sam Ayub couldn’t do anything special in the debut Test. He recently spoke about his Test debut. Ayub shared how failure taught him.
Sam Ayub is in Dhaka, Bangladesh these days. He plays for Duranto Dhaka in the Bangladesh Premier League 2024. Ayub recently gave an interview to Cricinfo. In it he spoke openly about his career. Ayub said, “I learned a lot from failure.” Top cricketers have told me that you learn more from failures than from successes. I’m glad I failed in the initial phase. I now know the level of hard work and preparation required. If I had been successful early on, I would not have been able to work on my shortcomings.
Pakistan gave Sam Ayub a chance in the final match of the Test series against Australia. He was missing by zero in the first innings of the Test match played in Sydney. But he got the team off to a good start in the second inning. Ayub faced 53 balls and scored 33 runs. His innings included three fours and a six.
Sam Ayub could be the next superstar from Pakistan. If we look at his domestic cricket record, it is excellent. So far, he has scored 1102 runs in 15 first-class matches. During this period he composed for three centuries and three half centuries. The interesting thing is that he also scored a double century. Ayub had scored 203 runs in one match. He has also played 12 international T20 matches.