Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has once again decided to make a change in the captaincy. This time there has been a change in the captaincy of the Test team. Shan Masood has been dismissed and command has been handed over to Babar Azam. Interestingly, two years ago, Babar was removed from the captaincy and the reins of the team were handed over to Masood. Now this decision has been reversed. Under the captaincy of Masood, Pakistan played 16 test matches, out of which it had to face defeat in 12.
Under the captaincy of Masood, Australia gave a clean sweep of Pakistan 3-0 in the first series. After this his performance continued to be poor and he was defeated by Bangladesh for the first time in a Test series. Pakistan had suffered this shameful defeat from Bangladesh on home soil. While Masood was the captain, Pakistan won the only series against England by 2-1 at home. Pakistan finished last in the points table of the last World Test Championship cycle.
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Such is the record of Babar’s captaincy
Babar has taken the reins of Pakistan in 20 Test matches, in which he has won 10 matches. Under the captaincy of Babar, the Pakistan team lost 6 matches, while it drew 4 matches. After Babar became the captain, Pakistan defeated South Africa 2-0 at home. After this he went to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and did a clean sweep. However, after Babar’s form declined, the team had to face crushing defeats, which included a crushing 3-0 defeat at the hands of England in the home series.
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Babar’s test in West Indies-England
Babar’s second term as Test captain will begin with a two-Test series to be held in the West Indies later this month. After this, Pakistan has to play a 3 test match series in England. There have been some major changes in the Pakistan team for both these tours. Star fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali and Noman Ali have been dropped. Masood, who lost the Test captaincy, has managed to save his place in the team.
Mohammad Ali and Aamir Jamal have returned to the 16-man squad, while fast bowler Ubaid Shah as well as left-arm spinners Ali Usman and Awais Zafar have been called to the national team for the first time. Saud Shakeel will not go to West Indies due to fitness problems but if he recovers, he will be included in the team for the Test series against England.
Pakistan’s team is as follows: Babar Azam (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Fazal, Ali Usman, Azaan Awais, Imamul Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Awais Zafar, Ghazi Ghori, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Aga, Shan Masood, Ubaid Shah.
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