‘Absolutely stupid decision’ Michael Vaughan on Pakistan dropping Babar Azam from Test team

The second match between Pakistan and England will be played from October 15. Babar Azam (Photo Source: Recently, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the Pakistani team for the remaining two test matches against England. Let us tell you that this is the first time that Babar Azam has been dropped from the Test team during his career. The former cricketer is seen giving his reaction on the decision to drop Babar from the Test team. So now the name of former England captain and well-known cricket commentator Michael Vaughan has also been added to this list. Vaughan says that this is a stupid decision of PCB. Miken Vaughan criticized PCB’s decision Let us tell you that after Babar Azam’s exit from Pakistan’s Test team, Michael Vaughan has shared a post on his official X account. In this post he said- That’s why Pakistan has not won for some time, go 1-0 down in the series and then decide to drop their best player in the form of Babar Azam. I think Pakistan cricket is full of surprises. This is an absolutely stupid decision, unless he himself has asked for leave. See this tweet of Michael Vaughn So Pakistan haven’t won in a while .. Go 1 nil down in the series and decide to drop the best player in @babarazam258 .. I guess Pakistan cricket is full of surprises but this tops the lot .. absolutely stupid decision .. unless he has asked for a break !!! — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) 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 in the first Test match. 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?

PAK vs ENG: ‘India did not bench Kohli during his difficult times’ Fakhar Zaman on Babar Azam

Babar has not been selected in the team for the remaining two matches against England. Babar Azam (Image Credit- Twitter X) 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?

PAK vs ENG: PCB announced the team for the second and third test against England, these players including Babar were excluded

PCB has taken big decisions at the time of team selection. Pakistan Cricket Team (Photo Source: England tour of Pakistan, 2024:A three-match Test series is currently being played between Pakistan and England (PAK vs ENG). So today, on October 13, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the team for the second and third test matches against England. PCB has taken some big and bold decisions while selecting this team. Let us tell you that former captain and veteran batsman Babar Azam has been dropped from the team for the remaining matches of the Test series. 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.

PAK vs ENG: Babar Azam may be out of the second test, new selection committee has taken the decision

Babar Azam (Photo Source: If media reports are to be believed, after Pakistan’s embarrassing defeat to England in the first Test in Multan, former captain Babar Azam may be dropped from the team. Babar has been going through a poor form in all formats for the last few months. He scored only 30 and 5 runs in both the innings against England on a batting-friendly pitch in the first Test, after which he is in danger of being dropped from the team. Hours after Pakistan’s defeat in the Multan Test, the Pakistan Cricket Board formed a new selection committee, which has reportedly decided to drop Babar from the second Test squad. Babar Azam has not been able to score even a half-century in Test cricket for a long time. Babar Azam left the captaincy of all three formats after the World Cup 2023. After this Shan Masood was made the captain. Babar Azam may be dropped from the second test match According to the report of ESPN Cricinfo, the exclusion of Babar Azam has been recommended by the new selection committee, whose first meeting was held in Lahore a few hours after Pakistan’s crushing defeat in the Multan Test match. After this meeting, such reports have also come out that Shan Masood may be forced to leave the Test captaincy after this series or the Pakistan Cricket Board may remove him from the captaincy. Talking about Babar Azam, he has not been able to score even a half-century in Test cricket in 17 innings. The last time he played an innings of 50 or more runs in Test cricket was in December 2022. His average in Test cricket is also continuously falling. At one time his test average was more than 50, but now it has come down to 43.92. Even in the rankings, he is out of the top 10. At the same time, under the captaincy of Shan Masood, Pakistan team has not been able to win even a test match yet. He has captained the team in 6 test matches so far and the team has lost in every match.

PAK vs ENG: Once again there will be rain of fours and sixes in Multan, a big report has come out regarding the pitch of the second test.

Pakistan has so far suffered defeat in 6 consecutive Tests whereas in the last 9 Test matches played at home, the team has not won even a single one. Multan Cricket Stadium (Photo Source: Twitter) The second Test match between Pakistan and England is starting from 15th October at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. Let us tell you that the first Test match between these two teams was played in this venue in which England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs. Pakistan players had failed to show tremendous performance in the first test. However, now a big report is coming out regarding the second test match. The second Test match will also be played on the same pitch on which the first match was played. Pakistan has so far suffered defeat in 6 consecutive Tests whereas in the last 9 Test matches played at home, the team has not won even a single one. In the first Test match, Pakistan had scored 556 runs in its first innings, in response to which England had scored more than 800 runs in its first innings. Pakistan became the first team in the history of Test cricket to lose the match by an innings despite scoring more than 500 runs in the first innings. After the end of the first Test, the ground staff heavily watered the pitch and installed industrial-sized fans at both ends to help prepare for the second match. Pakistan coach Jason Gillespie and captain Shan Masood inspected the pitch today i.e. on October 13, after which the head coach had a long conversation with PCB chief curator Tony Humming. Pakistan team would definitely like to win the second test match After losing the first test, many people have heavily criticized the Pakistan team. In the first Test match, England batted brilliantly in its first innings and outclassed Pakistan’s bowlers. Not only this, in the batting pitch, Pakistan team was all out for just 220 runs in its second innings. There are also reports coming out that experienced batsman Babar Azam, who has been struggling with poor form for quite some time, may be dropped from the playing XI of the second Test. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players

PAK vs ENG: Pakistan has not won any test match at home for more than three years, there is an uproar in the cricket fraternity.

England has defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs in the Multan Test match. PAK vs ENG (Photo Source: Getty Images) Pakistan cricket team is going through very bad times. So when it comes to Test cricket, the condition of the Pakistani team is very bad. Recently, England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs in the Multan test match. By winning the first match of the three-match Test series, England have taken a 1-0 lead over the hosts. On the other hand, with this defeat, it has been more than three years since Pakistan won a Test match at home, but they have not been able to win any match. When was the last time Pakistan won the match? Let us tell you that Pakistan has not won a single test match at home for 1341 days. Pakistan last won at home in the year 2021 against South Africa. When Pakistan won the second Test match of that tour in Rawalpindi by 95 runs. More than three years have passed since then, but they have not been able to win any test match at home. The last Test match won by Pakistan was in February 2021 against South Africa. Where do you think it’s going wrong for them? pic.twitter.com/qtQPeYmyu9 — CricTracker (@Cricketracker) October 11, 2024 Pakistan’s shameful defeat in Multan test match On the other hand, if we give you information about this match played between Pakistan and England at Multan Cricket Stadium, then Pakistan won the toss in the match and decided to bat first. Batting first, Pakistan scored 556 runs on the basis of century innings by Abdullah Shafiq (102), Shan Masood (151) and Agha Salman (104). After this, England declared its first innings at 823 runs at the loss of 7 wickets on the basis of excellent batting by Joe Root (262) and Harry Brook (317). But when Pakistan came out to bat in the second innings, it was all out for just 220 runs. He had to face defeat in the match by an innings and 47 runs.

PAK vs ENG: Pakistan not only lost the first test against England but the host also achieved this disappointing feat.

In the first Test match played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan, England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs. Pakistan Cricket Team (Photo Source: In the first Test match played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan, England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs. In this match, all the players from England performed brilliantly and played an important role in the victory of their team. Pakistan players failed to show good performance in their own home. After this defeat, Pakistan team is the only team in the history of the World Test Championship who has not yet won a Test match at home since 2022. Since 2022, Pakistan has played 11 Test matches at home, in all of which they have either lost or the host match ended in a draw against the opposition team. Let us tell you that after 2022, Pakistan played a three-match Test series against Australia at home in which they had to face defeat 0-1. The first two matches ended in a draw while Australia won the third Test. After this, Pakistan played a Test series against England at home. England had clean swept the Test series. The Test series played against New Zealand ended in a draw while Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 2-0 at home. Now Pakistan team has also suffered defeat in the first match of the three-match Test series against England. Many former players are unhappy with the performance of Pakistan team. PAKISTAN IS THE ONLY TEAM NOT TO WIN A SINGLE TEST AT HOME IN WTC SINCE 2022. 😳 pic.twitter.com/L1BZnUj5Sm —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 11, 2024 England won the first test played at Multan Cricket Stadium Talking about the first Test, the hosts had scored 556 runs in their first innings after losing all the wickets. On behalf of the team, captain Shan Masood played an inning of 151 runs while Abdullah Shafiq scored 102 runs. Salman Aga had contributed 104* runs. After this, England declared its first innings at 823 runs for 7 wickets. On behalf of the team, Harry Brook played a record-breaking inning of 317 runs, while Joe Root also supported him well and scored 262 runs. Zak Crawley played an inning of 78 runs while Jamie Smith contributed 31 runs. In reply, on the batting pitch, Pakistan team was all out for 220 runs in the second innings. Salman Agha scored 63 runs while Aamer Jamal contributed 55 runs. England is leading 1-0 in the 3-match T20 series. List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad can retain…

PAK vs ENG 1st Test: Pakistan again insulted, made a shameful record by losing to England

PAK vs ENG Test Series: England has taken a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first Test match by an innings and 47 runs. PAK vs ENG (Photo Source: Getty Images) PAK vs ENG Test Series: The first Test match between Pakistan and England started from 7 October which ended with the victory of England. England have taken a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first Test match by an innings and 47 runs. Pakistan vs England 1st Test Scorecard Pakistan won the toss in the match and decided to bat first. first innings Pakistan’s batsmen were all out for 556 in the first innings. Abdullah Shafiq scored 102 runs, Sam Ayub scored 151 runs, Saud Shakeel scored 82 runs and Agha Salman scored 104 not out. For England, Jack Leach took 3 wickets, Gus Atkinson and Brydon Carse took 2-2 wickets. Whereas, Chris Woakes, Shoaib Bashir and Joe Root took 1-1 wicket. England’s first innings England scored 823 runs losing 7 wickets and declared the innings. Jack Crawley scored 78 runs, Joe Root scored 262 runs, Harry Brook scored 317 runs and Ben Duckett scored 84 runs. In bowling for Pakistan, Sam Ayub and Naseem Shah took maximum 2-2 wickets. Pakistan’s second innings Batting on the fourth and fifth days, Pakistan’s entire innings collapsed for 220 runs and England easily won by an innings and 47 runs. In the second innings, Agha Salman and Aamir Jamal scored the highest runs of 63 and 55* respectively. For England, Jack Leach took 4 wickets and Gus Atkinson and Brydon Carse took 2 wickets each. England created history in Multan Pakistan has become the first team to lose a Test match by an innings despite scoring more than 500 runs in the first innings. Pakistan’s 11th consecutive defeat With the sixth consecutive defeat, Pakistan has lost 11 consecutive matches at home. In its last Test series, Pakistan had to face 0-2 defeat against Bangladesh and that too at home. Now Pakistan will play its second test match against England in Multan from October 15 to October 19.

PAK vs ENG: Joe Root made this special record in the Multan test match, only the second player to do so after Virat Kohli.

Root has become the highest run scorer for England in Test cricket. Joe Root and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter X) Currently, the first match of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England (PAK vs ENG) is being played at the Multan Cricket Stadium. So the fourth day of the match ended today on 10th October. Today, England’s legendary batsman Joe Root started playing ahead of 176 runs, and played a brilliant inning of 262 runs in 375 balls. So on the basis of Harry Brook’s inning of 317 runs, England declared their first innings at 823 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. However, Root’s innings looked a bit blurry due to Brook’s triple century. But Root has made a special record in his name by scoring a double century. Let us tell you that with this double century, he has become the second player among active cricketers in international cricket to score more than 20 thousand runs. Before Root, former Indian captain and popularly known as Run Machine, Virat Kohli is at the first position among the players who have scored the most runs in international cricket. Kohli has scored a total of 27041 runs in 595 innings of 535 matches at an average of 53.23 with the help of 80 centuries and 140 half-centuries. On the other hand, after the marathon innings played against Pakistan in Multan, Root has scored a total of 20079 runs in 458 innings of 350 matches at an average of 49.21. During this period, fans have also seen 51 centuries and 108 half-centuries from Root’s bat. England in strong position after fourth day On the other hand, if we give you information about the ongoing first Test match in Multan, at the end of the fourth day of the game, England has made a strong hold on Pakistan. At the time of stumps on the fourth day, Pakistan had scored 152 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in the second innings after 37 overs. On the basis of England’s first innings, Masood and Co. are still behind by 115 runs. Looking at the match it seems that she will lose this match.

‘Babar should retire from international cricket’: Pakistani batsman who failed miserably in the first test against England was heavily criticized on social media.

Babar Azam failed to score big in the second innings too and returned to the pavilion after scoring five runs. Babar Azam (Pic Source-X) Currently, Pakistan team is playing its first test match against England at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. In this match, experienced batsman Babar Azam from Pakistan team failed to make a big score in the second innings also and returned back to the pavilion after scoring five runs. Let us tell you that for a long time, Babar Azam has not been able to play valuable innings for his team in international cricket. Even in the first innings of this first test match, Babar Azam was out after scoring 30 runs. Many fans have been expecting big innings from him for a long time but Babar Azam has failed to leave his mark in international cricket. Let us tell you, Pakistan had scored 556 runs in its first innings after losing all the wickets, in response to which England declared its first innings at 823 runs for 7 wickets. For England, experienced batsman Joe Root scored 262 runs with the help of 17 fours, while Harry Brook scored 317 runs with the help of 29 fours and 3 sixes. Both of them had given a tough class to Pakistani bowlers at Multan Cricket Ground. Apart from this, Zak Crawley contributed 78 runs while Jamie Smith scored 17 runs. Pakistan fans expected a good start from their team but they lost 5 important wickets early in the second innings. Babar Azam, who has been struggling with poor form for quite some time, once again disappointed all the fans. England bowlers bowled brilliantly Babar Azam has not scored a single half-century in Test cricket since 2023. His highest individual score in the last 17 innings has been 41 runs. Even though Babar Azam could not score big for his team in the first test match, he can be seen performing brilliantly in the second test. At present, the English bowlers have put the hosts on the backfoot with tremendous bowling. If Pakistan team wants to make a comeback in the match, then it is very important for them to make a big partnership. Only clowns who couldn’t score on Multan pitch. #PAKvENG , #BabarAzam𓃵 , #Rizwaan pic.twitter.com/1clRVMeQw7 — Sagar (@sagarcasm) October 10, 2024 Bobzy the hour’s king gone 🤡🤡 #BabarAzam𓃵 #PakistanCricket pic.twitter.com/zBCf5Upyax — xuenain (@meer_xuenain) October 10, 2024 Maturity is realizing these two gentlemen were right about Babar Azam 💯 pic.twitter.com/LNBMW6CSD7 — Team Green 🏏🇵🇰 (@_TeamGreen123) October 10, 2024 Don’t even remember the last time Babar Azam scored a fifty in test cricket. Unreal decline. pic.twitter.com/bSc39lsmSr — RATNISH (@LoyalSachinFan) October 10, 2024 Last time Babar Azam scored a Fifty in Test Cricket-Yashasvi Jaiswal did not debut-Harry Brook did not have a milestone. Jaiswal now has 7 Fifties and 3 HundredsBrook now has 9 Fifties and 5 Hundreds pic.twitter.com/tDcZkjHncw — Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) October 10, 2024 Zim Babar Azam gone for 5 😆😆😆#PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/ZsW5ktVSv7 — Kriti Singh (@kritiitweets) October 10, 2024 Babar Azam in Tests since 2023: 24(41),…