Delhi: The selection committee has fallen foul of former Pakistan captain Babar Azam and he has been dropped from the remaining two Test matches against England. Pakistan had to face a crushing defeat in the first Test played in Multan, after which the new selection committee has taken this tough decision. After the meeting held in Lahore on Friday, it was expected that Babar could be ousted. Another meeting was held in Multan on Saturday, in which all the members of the selection committee including PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi were present.
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Along with Azam, fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah have also been dropped from the team. In their place, Hasibullah, Mehran Mumtaz and Kamran Ghulam have been included in the team. Selection committee member Aaqib Javed said that the selection of the team for the upcoming Test matches against England was challenging. He said that this decision has been taken keeping in mind the current form of the players, their return to the series and the upcoming international program.
It is noteworthy that Babar has not scored any Test half-century since December 2022 and due to this poor form, he has been sat out. However, after the first Test, captain Shan Masood and coach Jason Gillespie supported Babar and called him the best batsman of Pakistan. Despite this, the committee decided to oust Babar on the basis of majority.
Pakistan team for the second and third test
Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Hasibullah (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mehran Mumtaz, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Noman Ali, Saim Ayyub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha and Zahid Mehmood.
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Aleem Dar is a Pakistani umpire, who has officiated in a total of 435 international matches and has also been the umpire in the finals of the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cup.
What is Pakistan’s biggest defeat in Tests?
There was a lot of record rain in the 2553rd test match. England declared its first innings at 823 runs for 7 wickets. Pakistan had scored 556 runs in the first inningsIn Multan, Pakistan became the first team in Test cricket history to lose a match after scoring more than 500 runs.