Twitter reacts to ‘magical’ Yasir Shah’s fifer at Lord’s

There was a lot of hype around Pakistan’s tour of England as Mohammad Amir was travelling with the team for the first time since that fateful tour of 2010. Also the series was billed as a contest between Pakistan’s pace bowling and England’s strong batting. However, with entire spotlight on young Amir, a certain Yasir Shah was patiently waiting to unleash himself on the English players. ALSO SEE: With Lord’s hundred and 10 push-ups, Misbah-ul-Haq keeps his promise to Pakistan army.

His chance came on Day 2 of the Lord’s Test and he announced his arrival in England in style. The leggie ran through the England middle-order as he picked up a fifer at the home of cricket. It was a rare sight, a leg-spinner taking the honours at the Lord’s. In fact it happened in 20 years, as his compatriot and team’s current spin bowling coach  Mushtaq Ahmed was the last man to take a fifer at the venue in 1996.

The hosts were going strong before Shah spun his web and cast magic on the English batsmen. Let’s take a look at who said what about his historic achievement on Twitter:

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Congrats Yasir Shah on your 5 wicket haul, it’s great to see you bowl so well & deliver your skills ! See you tmrw @SkyCricket

— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) July 15, 2016

This really is a fantastic Test Match … Leg spin of the highest quality is the finest sight you can see in cricket … #Lords #Shah

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 15, 2016

This Yasir Shah is a seriously good leggie, flight, drift & spin. Reminds me of someone! #Warne #ENGvPAK

— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) July 15, 2016

Yasir Shah and Misbah Ul Haq, first test matches at Lords and go on the honors board.

— ian bishop (@irbishi) July 15, 2016

Lovely spell of bowling by Y Shah Excellent control … M Amir bowled intelligently with clever use of angles

— David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd (@BumbleCricket) July 15, 2016

The struggle against Yasir Shah for English batsman is a coming events casting shadows for the tour of India later in the year.

— Roshan Abeysinghe (@RoshanCricket) July 15, 2016

magical spell….excellent bowling congratulations on your 5 wickets haul.great achievement vs England @lords. pic.twitter.com/V5B0wbWEq3

— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) July 15, 2016

Yasir Shah the first wrist spinner to take a 5-for at Lord’s since Mushtaq Ahmed in 1996. First in the 1st inns since Chandrasekhar in 1967.

— Andy Zaltzman (@ZaltzCricket) July 15, 2016

81 wickets in 13 Tests for Yasir Shah. No bowler had more than 81 at this stage of career. No bowler in 139 years history of Test cricket.

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) July 15, 2016

congratulations yasir shah for great performe u bold very well keep it up well done my friend

— Adnan Akmal (@adnanakmal79) July 15, 2016

Yasir Shah you beauty #PakistanZindabad

— Shoaib Malik (@realshoaibmalik) July 15, 2016