Babar Azam Test Captain: Once again there has been a big change in the Pakistan cricket team. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced its team for the Test series against West Indies. PCB once again removed star batsman Babar Azam from the captaincy of Shan Masood. (Babar Azam) Has been handed over the command. Babar Azam will once again be seen captaining the Pakistani team in Test cricket. Babar Azam left the captaincy of Pakistan after the 2023 ODI World Cup.
After this, Shan Masood was given the command of Pakistani Test team. However, Pakistan’s performance under the captaincy of Shan Masood was very poor. Due to this, Shan Masood has been removed from the captaincy. Pakistan has to play a 2-match test series against West Indies at the end of this month. For this, the board has announced the team under the leadership of Babar Azam.
Opportunity for 4 new players
Pakistan team will go on West Indies tour in the middle of this month to play a 2-match test series. This series is going to start from 25th July. After this, Pakistan team has to play a three-match test series against England. This series will start from 19th August. PCB has announced Pakistan’s team for both these tours. 4 new uncapped players have been included in this team. These include left-arm spinner Ali Usman, right-handed batsman Muhammad Awais Zafar, right-arm fast bowler Ubaid Shah and wicketkeeper batsman Muhammad Ghazi Ghori.
Shan Masood’s leave
Babar Azam left the captaincy for Pakistan in all three formats on 15 November 2023. After this, PCB made a big bet on Shan Masood in Test cricket and handed over the captaincy. Shan Masood (Shan Masood) During his tenure, Pakistan had to face defeat in 12 out of 16 test matches. In the history of Test cricket, no captain has lost so many matches in a short tenure. In the history of Pakistan Test cricket, Misbah-ul-Haq has been the only captain under whose captaincy Pakistan has faced more defeats than Shan Masood. He commanded Pakistan in 56 test matches, out of which 19 were defeated.
Babar Azam’s Test captaincy record
Babar Azam has a good captaincy record for Pakistan in Test cricket. He has captained Pakistan in 20 test matches in this format. Out of these, the team has won 10 matches, while it has lost 6 and played 4 drawn matches. Under his captaincy, the winning percentage of Pakistani team in Tests has been 50 percent.
Pakistan’s squad for West Indies test tour
Babar Azam (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Fazal, Ali Usman, Azaan Awais, Imam ul Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Awais Zafar, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Aga, Shan Masood, Ubaid Shah.
Pakistan’s squad for England test tour
Babar Azam (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Fazal, Ali Usman, Azaan Awais, Imam ul Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Awais Zafar, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Aga, Saud Shakeel (depending on fitness), Shan Masood, Ubaid Shah.
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