Praising Pakistan batter Saud Shakeel for his unbeaten knock of 208 in the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka, ex-Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja said, "It was...Herculean effort, Mount Everest sort of innings." "The advantage for Pakistan is only because of Saud Shakeel," Raja stated. With his knock, Shakeel became first Pakistan batter to make a double hundred in Sri Lanka.