The second Test between the World Test Championship winners and the Asian side, a Boxing Day affair, is taking place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
In the Perth Test, the Pakistan pace attack consisting of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Khurram Shehzad, Aamer Jamal and Faheem Ashraf had some impressive moments in which they made Australia batters uneasy with their bowling, made them toil hard for runs. But despite that, none of these bowlers cons
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.
After missing out on the semi-final spot to New Zealand, Pakistan ended their World Cup with a comprehensive 93-run defeat against England at the iconic Eden Gardens on Saturday.
Four Pakistani cricketers - Batter Abdullah Shafique and Saud Shakeel, along with pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Zaman Khan have been affected by the viral infections.
While the Indian pace attack has fearsome names like Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and Hardik Pandya, Pakistan's pace attack also has developed expectations because of performances and high pace of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali and Naseem Shah
India and Pakistan will lock horns against each other at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Men in Blue will be keen to extend their seven-match winning streak against Pakistan while the latter will be looking to end their World Cup duck against Team India.