Pakistan National Cricket Team batsman Babar Azam has been dropped from the Test squad for the last two matches of the three-match series. England National Cricket Team. This comes after the team suffered a defeat in their first match at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan.
Babar Azam was dropped from the team during his poor run in Test cricket. The right-hander, who has averaged under 21 since 2022, failed in the first game of the series against the England National Cricket Team. The right-hander has suffered setbacks in both phases of the game and has come under a lot of criticism.
Babar Azam scored 30 runs in the first innings in Multan. After that, the right-hander scored just 5 runs in the second innings. To the surprise of many, it was a highway-like pitch in Multan and he couldn’t use it, which was a concern.
Shan Masood and red ball coach Jason Gillespie did not want to hurt Babar Azam.
Babar, whose place in the team was under the scanner for some time, has now finally come down. Reports in the Pakistani media claimed that skipper Shan Masood and red ball coach Jason Gillespie did not want to drop him from the team. They even opposed the decision of the selection commission.
It was claimed in the news that the selection commission was harsh at the booth where they wanted Babar to rest. They believed that the first corpse needed rest. They want to give Kamran Ghulam a chance in the team as they want to test young faces.
The newly configured selection panel includes Aaqib Javed, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, former ICC umpire Aleem Dar, analyst Hassan Cheema and the captain and head coach of the format from which the squad is selected. Neither Massoud nor Gillespie attended Friday’s selection committee meeting, although all other members were part of the meeting.
Not only Babar Azam, but senior players Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Abrar Ahmed have also been released from the squad.
Not only Babar Azam, but senior players Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Abrar Ahmed have also been released from the squad. The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to field a new set of players for the final two Tests of the series against the England National Cricket Team.
Pakistan National Cricket Team is having a rough ride in Test cricket. Since the last few series, they have not been able to move to the longest format of the game. Recently they faced Bangladesh National Cricket Team as they lost both the games of the series.
Pakistan suffered an innings and 47-run loss in the series opener
After that, he did not even start the Test series against England. They suffered a massive innings and a 47-run loss in the series opener. Surprisingly, they faced an innings defeat after posting 556 runs with the bat in the first innings.
The second Test against England begins on October 15 in Multan. Pakistan National Cricket Team would be hoping to make a comeback and level the series.
