England stood on the verge of creating history following an inspired performance from the bowling attack on the back of Harry Brook and Joe Root's record-tumbling partnership in the opening Test against Pakistan in Multan.
Test captain Shan Masood and opener Abdullah Shafique's historic 253-run partnership put Pakistan in a comfortable seat on the opening day of the first Test against England in Multan on Monday.
Pakistan Test skipper Shan Masood is not expecting a dip in England's performance without their designated captain, Ben Stokes, in the opening Test in Multan from Monday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced its playing XI for the first Test against England in Multan, with notable comebacks and strategic selections.
Shaheen Shah Afridi has been reinstated to the team, leading a three-pronged seam attack alongside Naseem Shah and Aamir Jamal. Both
Pakistan's Test vice-captain Saud Shakeel asserted that the atmosphere in the team hasn't been disrupted after Babar Azam decided to step down from the white-ball captaincy.
Former Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif believes that right-hand batter Babar Azam will return to top form as there will be no pressure of captaincy on him from now on.
Former cricketer Salman Butt opened up on Babar Azam stepping down as Pakistan's white-ball skipper and said that the 29-year-old should have taken the decision earlier.
Former South African skipper AB De Villiers believes that Pakistan right-hand batter Babar Azam will score many more runs in the coming days for his national side after stepping down from the captaincy on Wednesday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed through their official website that Babar Azam submitted his resignation as Pakistan men's white-ball captain on Tuesday evening, and it has been accepted. The national selection committee has been given responsibility with beginning the process
After star batter Babar Azam announced that he will be stepping down as the white-ball captain of the Pakistan cricket team, wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan is likely to take his place, according to a report from Geo News.
The series, starting from October 7 with the first Test at Multan, will be important for Pakistan not only from ICC World Test Championship standpoint, but also regarding form of their most premier batter. In his last eight Tests, Babar's performances have been sub-par, scoring 317 runs at a