The Pakistan batting struggled to stand up to the Australian attack on Day 3 of the opening Test at Perth, with the visitors, led by Shan Masood, staring down the barrel at 203/6 at the end of the first session of play on Saturday.
Former Australian batter Simon Katich heaped praise on Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique, saying that he likes the batter's aggression against spin and he is going to be a better player than his skipper and star batter Babar Azam
Pakistan's star speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi has been named as vice-captain of the Pakistan Test team for the series against Australia on the eve of the first Test in Perth.
The right-handed batter is level with Virat Kohli for the fastest India player to 2000 T20I runs in 56 innings, while former Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his counterpart Mohammad Rizwan hold the first position on the list with 52 innings.
Pakistan's first Test against Australia in Perth is expected to be played on a "fast, hard and bouncy wicket" as ten millimetres of grass has been left on the Optus Stadium pitch
Pakistan's experienced wicketkeeper batter Sarfaraz Ahmed laid out the team's plans to ruin Australia's star batter David Warner's farewell Test series.
Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Sarfaraz Ahmed ruled out any misunderstanding between the players after the captaincy roles were changed in the Test as well as in the T20I format.
Number one T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav has the chance to break former India skipper Virat Kohli's record of scoring the fastest 2000 runs in the 20-over format.
Australia batter Usman Khawaja heaped praise on Pakistan skipper Babar Azam by calling him "one of the best batsmen" ahead of the first Test clash between the two cricketing giants.