In the first Test match against Pakistan, the West Indies broke a 113-year-old tradition by having a spinner bowl the ball.
In the first Test match of the series played in Multan, Gadakesh Moti made his debut as a spinner for the West Indies. He bowled the first ball to national team captain Shan Masood and created history.
Previously, the last time spinner Sajid Khan opened the bowling in the first innings of a Test in Multan was 3 months ago in the series against England.
Overall, this is the 30th time in Test cricket that a spinner has opened the bowling in the first innings of a Test match. The previous 9 instances were by Asian bowlers, with spinners opening the innings 3 times by Bangladesh, 4 times by India and 2 times by Pakistan.
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