The Mardan-born right-handed batsman finished with a breathtaking 175 off 334 balls with the help 17 fours and three sixes, which earned him praise from the SCG crowd and therefore is our first defining moment from Pakistan Test cricket in 2017. However, what followed was the same old script as team Pakistan faced another embarrassing whitewash against the mighty Kangaroos. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), however, restrained themselves from retiring the aged Misbah and Younus forcefully, and instead gave them the opportunity to decide their future. After weeks of discussions, the pair decided to call off their international career after the West Indies Test series. First-ever victory in West Indies: West Indies was one of the few venues where Pakistan failed to register a Test series win, until 2017.

Source: The Express Tribune December 30, 2017 11:55 UTC