Pakistan’s just lately concluded residence Test season has been a little bit of a catastrophe. They didn’t win the three sequence they hosted in opposition to Australia, England and New Zealand, dropping two of these and drawing in opposition to the latter. Apart from the pitches offered little help to the bowlers, the hosts’ lack of depth in quick bowling reserves was additionally uncovered with the injured Shaheen Afridi‘s absence hurting them probably the most.
It led to opposition sides scoring over 400 runs recurrently and Pakistan misplaced their sequence to England and Australia. They had been whitewashed by England, making them the primary ever crew to have completed so at their residence. They additionally went on a shocking run of 4 Test defeats at residence with that loss they usually lastly managed to cease that pattern once they drew the 2 matches in opposition to New Zealand.
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The string of poor outcomes have put stress on Babar Azam as a captain however as a batter, he has managed to attain two centuries and three half centuries within the sequence in opposition to England and New Zealand. However, former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria stated that he felt Babar “doesn’t have cricketing sense” judging by the best way he was dismissed on the fifth day of Pakistan’s second Test in opposition to New Zealand on Friday.
“I feel Babar Azam doesn’t have the cricketing sense. He received out whereas enjoying on the again foot, which he ought to have swept. Luckily, Pakistan didn’t lose the sequence. Local boys Sarfaraz and Shakeel saved the crew,” stated Kaneria on his Youtube channel
“So-called world-class batter Babar Azam failed. Against off-spinners, he doesn’t have sweep shots and is unable to take charge. He failed to deliver when Pakistan needed him the most. He failed as a captain and batsman in the series,” he stated.
Sarfaraz Ahmed, who performed his first Test match in additional than three years within the first Test in opposition to New Zealand, almost led Pakistan to an unbelievable win on Friday. Kaneria stated that Sarfaraz, who was captain of the crew between 2017 and 2019, ought to be made skipper as soon as once more.
“You have to give Test captaincy to Sarfaraz. He can be a very good option for captaincy and Saud Shakeel for vice-captaincy, who has started to play for Pakistan recently but has the potential to lead Pakistan in the future,” stated Kaneria.
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