Pakistan can be again in motion next a hiatus of 2 months, after they tackle Sri Lanka in a two-match Check form. The form will kick-start from July 16 in Galle, Sri Lanka and the Babar Azam-led aspect is all all set to start out their International Check Championship cycle on a successful notice. Then again, the occasion one 12 months has now not been within the favour of Pakistan as they have got confronted heavy defeats within the longest layout, particularly at their house. Later dropping the Check form towards England and Australia, skipper Babar Azam has been going through a accumulation of grievance as many questions had been raised on his captaincy.
On Friday, the 28-year-old batter interacted with the media earlier than the staff’s retirement for the form, the place a reporter took out some “faults” in his captaincy and requested whether or not he would serve the function to somebody else.
“In last one year, we won only one match in nine Tests, which was against Sri Lanka. Pakistan isn’t able to win. I hope we win in Sri Lanka, but if we lose, will you think about handing captaincy to someone else? Isn’t it possible that your captaincy is at fault if we aren’t able to win?” the reporter asked Babar.
Babar treated the status with smartness and gave a lavish respond to the reporter. “If you talk about the past, we didn’t play good cricket, that’s why we didn’t win. We were inexperienced because of multiple injuries. Until you get 20 wickets, you won’t win. And we drew the series there, didn’t lose. This time, we will try to win,” stated Babar.
“As far as captaincy is concerned, I always give my best. It’s better if you ask this question to the PCB, because they have to take this decision,” he added.
The Assessments towards Sri Lanka will mark the go back in their ace-pacer Shaheen Afridi, who has been lacking out at the longest layout since July, endmost 12 months. Shaheen, who suffered a knee trauma in his endmost Check look additionally in Sri Lanka in July, endmost performed for Pakistan within the T20 International Cup ultimate towards England in October.
Aside from him, Muhammad Huraira and Aamir Jamal won maiden Check call-ups. Huraira crowned the wicket-takers chart for the short bowlers in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23, taking 31 scalps at 29.71 and recorded two five-wicket hauls.
Jamal, at the alternative hand, defended 15 runs within the endmost over towards England’s Moeen Ali on his Pakistan debut in September endmost 12 months. His immaculate dying bowling helped Pakistan to an exhilarating six-run win over England within the 5th T20I.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) additionally introduced that former pacer Morne Morkel has been appointed because the bowling schoolmaster. The ex-South African fast has signed a six-month word.
(With PTI Inputs)
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