Re: Tour Match - New Zealand v Pakistan
There could be many reasons,
a. either they were too tired, cause of the very long flight (based on the sasta ticket bought for them by PCB).
b. They were over confident, by playing on the 'bouncy' wicket of Dubai :).
c. Or Tour selection committee wanted to test the other options to know form those reserve players are.
For me, Abdul Rauf definitely needs a chance in the test.. he could be a good bowler, whereas, Yasir Arafat sadly isnt a test class bowler.