Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been dropped from the second and third matches of the Test series against England. After the crushing defeat in the first match of the ongoing Test series against England, the selection committee also dropped fast bowlers Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah. The Pakistan team lost the innings despite scoring 556 runs in the first innings of the Multan Test. 29-year-old Babar could score only 35 runs in both innings of that match. He scored 30 runs in the first innings and 5 in the second. The second Test will be played in Multan from October 15. Pakistan team for the second and third Tests
Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Hasibullah (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mehran Mumtaz, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Nauman Ali, Saim Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Zahid Mahmood and Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper) Left the captaincy of the team 11 days ago
Babar Azam left the captaincy of the ODI and T20 team on October 11 days ago. He announced his resignation through a social media post. Babar was made the captain of the team before the T20 World Cup played in June this year. Babar is struggling with poor form, has not scored 50+ for one and a half years
Babar Azam is struggling with poor form. He has not been able to score 50+ in Tests for the last 17 innings. He scored 50 plus against New Zealand on 26 December 2022, one year 9 months and 17 days ago. Then Babar had scored 161 runs. ——————————————————– Also read this news related to Pakistan cricket… Pakistan loses by innings after scoring 500 runs for the first time in Test Despite scoring 556 runs in the first innings of the Multan Test, Pakistan lost by an innings and 47 against England. This is the first time in the history of Test cricket that a team has lost by an innings after scoring more than 550 runs in the first innings. Read full news
