Babar has not been selected in the team for the remaining two matches against England.
Recently, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the team for the remaining two Test matches against England. But the management has decided to drop some players including experienced batsman Babar Azam from this team. Many cricket fans are considering this decision of PCB as right, while some fans are considering it as wrong.
On the other hand, now Pakistani opener Fakhar Zaman has given a big statement regarding this matter. To strengthen his point, Zaman has said that India never kept Virat Kohli on the bench in difficult times.
Fakhar Zaman supported Virat Kohli
Let us tell you that after Babar Azam was ruled out of the remaining two matches of the Test series against England, Fakhar Zaman has shared a post on his official X account. In this post Zaman said-
It is worrying to hear suggestions about dropping Babar Azam. India did not keep Virat Kohli on the bench during their difficult period between 2020 and 2023, when he averaged 19.33, 28.21 and 26.50 respectively.
If we are considering sidelining our key batsman, who is Pakistan’s best player ever, it could send a deeply negative message to the entire team. There is still time to avoid pressing the panic button. Instead of weakening our key players, we should focus on protecting them.
It’s concerning to hear suggestions about dropping Babar Azam. India didn’t bench Virat Kohli during his rough stretch between 2020 and 2023, when he averaged 19.33, 28.21, and 26.50, respectively. If we are considering sidelining our premier batsman, arguably the best Pakistan…
— Fakhar Zaman (@FakharZamanLive) October 13, 2024
Pakistani team for the second and third test matches
Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Hasibullah (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Mehran Mumtaz, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Noman Ali, Sam Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Aga and Zahid Mehmood.
So to give you information about the ongoing Test series, the host team was defeated by England by a huge margin of an innings and 47 runs. The second match of the series will be played in Multan from October 15. It will be worth watching how the Pakistan team is going to perform in this match?