Alastair Cook scored 263 runs in 528 deliveries before being dismissed by Shoaib Malik. Twitter pundits joined hands to praise Cook as well as troll his slow innings and Abu Dhabi pitch. We bring you some of the gems here:
I was alive when Alastair Cook was dismissed at Abu Dhabi.
— crickBC (@crickBC) October 16, 2015
Dard toh Cook deta hain, Pujara toh sirf badnaam hain
— crickBC (@crickBC) October 16, 2015
This was one such pitch where the officials shud have asked both the teams to play 2 ODIs and 1 T20 instead of a Test match
— crickBC (@crickBC) October 16, 2015
Hey, Cook Pity Misbah, he is a 41-year-old, mar jayega…. *sigh* #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/lhtZFgeZlc
— Gunner (@Nicks103) October 16, 2015
The best thing from this Cook knock was he batted for almost two days after being on the field for so long. A ability not many batsman have.
— Nikhil Popat (@CricCrazyNIKS) October 16, 2015
Thank god there is no Shane Warne on this Test, else he would have given us 249 reasons why this knock was not how how you play to win Test.
— Nikhil Popat (@CricCrazyNIKS) October 16, 2015
The #PakvsEng is an apt example for why test cricket was highly recommended treatment for insomniacs!
— Anand (@aThakkali) October 16, 2015
Alastair Cook will one day tell the story of this innings to his grandkids and they will be grandparents themselves by the end of it.
— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) October 16, 2015
The only way to get a result in this game: air drop Vineet Kulkarni on Day 5. #PakvEng
— cricBC (@cricBC) October 16, 2015
They should call the 1st innings even. Dig a minefield next to this pitch and ask both teams to bat again. Come on ICC, intervene! #PakvEng
— cricBC (@cricBC) October 16, 2015
Or ask ShivSena, if you dont have the balls. Pls https://t.co/lY0Dt41ggN
— crickBC (@crickBC) October 16, 2015
An epic knock ends.. Alastair Cook 263 in 836 mins (13h-56m) Only six other batsmen have batted longer in fc cricket! #PakvEng
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) October 16, 2015
The longest Test innings against Pakistan before Alastair Cook 12h-20m (740 mins) Rahul Dravid (270) at Rawalpindi in April 2004 #PakvEng
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) October 16, 2015
Alastair Cook has now batted for 800 minutes (13h-20m) – the 10th batsman in fc history to do so! Only 3rd left-hander in this list #PakvEng
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) October 16, 2015
Alastair Cook ran 224 Ones, 45 Twos, 14 Threes in the England innings. A run has 22 yards which means Cook ran 7.16 Kilometers! #PakvEng
— Mazher Arshad (@cricket_U) October 16, 2015