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.

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 4: England declared the first innings at 823/7, by the end of the day Pakistan’s score in the second innings was 152/6.

Joe Root (262) and Harry Brook (317) batted brilliantly for England in the first innings. PAK vs ENG (Photo Source: Getty Images) PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 4 Highlights: The first Test match between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan from 7 October. By the end of the third day, England had scored 492 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in the first innings. Today, on the fourth day, Joe Root scored a double century and Harry Brook scored a triple century, on the basis of which the team declared the first innings at 823/7. By the end of the day, Pakistan had scored 152 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the second innings. The team is trailing England by 115 runs. Salman Ali Aga (41*) and Aamir Jamal (27*) are present at the unbeaten crease. Joe Root scored a double century in 305 balls By the end of the third day of play, Harry Brook (141*) and Joe Root (176*) were unbeaten at the crease. Even on the fourth day, Joe Root continued his brilliant game and completed a double century in 305 balls. This is the sixth double century of his Test career and third double century in the World Test Championship. Let us tell you, when Root was batting on 192 runs, Babar Azam dropped his catch at mid-wicket. A commendable effort from Joe Root, who brings up his sixth Test double ton 🏏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/bKA1Htup8D — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 10, 2024 Harry Brook completed his double century in 245 balls. Harry Brook completed his double century in 245 balls by taking a single on the first ball of the 126th over bowled by Naseem Shah. This is the first double century of his Test career. First Test double ton for Harry Brook 💯💯#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/ZjikCyBQpu — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 10, 2024 Joe Root out against Salman Aga Joe Root was out LBW against Agha Salman and England lost the fourth wicket at the score of 703. He played an innings of 262 runs in 375 balls with the help of 17 fours. There was a partnership of 454 runs for the fourth wicket between Harry Brook and Root. This is the biggest partnership ever played by England in Test cricket and the fourth biggest partnership in the history of Test cricket. Also this is the biggest partnership made by any team against Pakistan. Salman Ali Agha ends the partnership as Joe Root is congratulated for his epic knock.#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/AVmonFh4bn — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 10, 2024 Harry Brook scored a triple century in 310 balls Harry Brook continued his brilliant game and completed his triple century in 310 balls by hitting a four on the third ball of the 144th over against Saim Ayub. He has become the second batsman to score the fastest triple century in Test cricket. Before Brook, former Indian opener Virender Sehwag has scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket in 278 balls. Harry Brook completes a remarkable…

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Joe Root and Harry Brook created history, made many big records by making a partnership of 454 runs

There was a record partnership of 454 runs for the fourth wicket between Joe Root and Brook. Joe Root & Harry Brook (Photo Source: Getty Images) The first match of the Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan. The England team batted explosively and declared the first innings at 823/7. This is the fourth 800+ total in the history of Test cricket. Joe Root played an innings of 262 runs in 375 balls with the help of 17 fours. This is Root’s sixth double century in Test cricket. Whereas, Harry Brook scored 317 runs in 322 balls with the help of 29 fours and 3 sixes. Harry Brook has become the second batsman to score the fastest triple century (310 balls) in Test cricket. There was a record partnership of 454 runs for the fourth wicket between Joe Root and Brook. This is the biggest partnership ever for England in Test cricket. Also, this is the fourth highest partnership in the history of Test cricket. The biggest partnership made by any team in test cricket against Pakistan The record-breaking partnership of Joe Root and Harry Brook has left behind the previous highest partnership against Pakistan. The partnership of 454 runs between the two has become the biggest partnership made by any team in Test against Pakistan. The previous record was held by West Indies greats Conrad Hund and Gary Sobers, who made a partnership of 446 runs in Kingston in 1958. The partnership of Joe Root and Harry Brook made these records- The biggest partnership for England in test cricket 454- Joe Root and Harry Brook vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024 411- Peter May and Colin Cowdrey, vs West Indies, 1957 399- Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow vs South Africa, 2016 382- Morris Leyland and Leonard Hutton vs Australia, 1983 Biggest partnership in test cricket 624 – Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara vs South Africa, Colombo (SSC), 2006 576 – Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama vs India, Colombo (RPS), 1997 467 – Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones v Sri Lanka, Wellington, 1991 454 – Joe Root and Harry Brook vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024 451 – Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford vs England, The Oval, 1934 451 – Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar vs India, Hyderabad (Sindh), 1983 The biggest partnership in test cricket against Pakistan 454- Joe Root and Harry Brook (England) vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024 445- Conrad Hunte and Gary Sobers (West Indies) v Pakistan, Kingston, 1958 437- Mahela Jayawardene and T Samarawickrama (Sri Lanka), vs Pakistan, Karachi, 2009 410- Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag (India), Lahore, 2006 Two batsmen who crossed 250 runs in the same test innings Conrad Hunte and Gary Sobers v Pakistan, Kingston, 1958 Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene vs South Africa, Colombo (SSC), 2006 Harry Brook and Joe Root vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: England’s wonder in Multan, crossed the mark of 800+ runs for the fourth time in Test cricket

The England team has become the fourth team to cross the mark of 800+ runs in an innings of Test cricket. Joe Root & Harry Brook (Photo Source: Getty Images) The first match of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan from October 7. In this match, the batsmen of both the teams are seen batting vigorously. Pakistan had scored 556 runs in the first innings on the basis of brilliant innings by Abdullah Shafiq (102), Shan Masood (151), Salman Ali Aga (104*) and Saud Shakeel (82). The English team also batted aggressively and crossed the 800-run mark on the fourth day today. The team has become the fourth team in the history of Test cricket to cross the mark of 800+ runs in an innings. England declared first innings at 823/7 England had a bad start in the Multan Test against Pakistan, the team lost the wicket of captain Ollie Pope at the score of 4 runs. Jack Crawley (78) and Ben Duckett (84) played half-century innings. Then veteran player Joe Root scored a double century and young batsman Harry Brook scored a triple century. Joe Root played an innings of 262 runs in 375 balls with the help of 17 fours. At the same time, Harry Brook scored 317 runs in 322 balls with the help of 29 fours and 3 sixes, on the basis of which England declared the first innings at 823/7. Highest total in test cricket is recorded in the name of Sri Lanka The highest total in the history of Test cricket was made by Sri Lanka in 1997 against India in Colombo. The Sri Lankan team declared the innings after scoring 952 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. Sanath Jayasuriya had played an inning of 340 runs and Roshan Mahanama had played an inning of 225 runs. At the same time, the second highest total is recorded in the name of England, the team declared its innings at 903/7 against Australia at The Oval in 1938. Highest total in test cricket 952/6 d, Sri Lanka vs India, Colombo (RPS), 1997903/7 d, England v Australia, The Oval, 1938849 d, England v West Indies, Kingston, 1930823/7 d, England vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024790/3 d, West Indies vs Pakistan, Kingston, 1958765/6 d, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Karachi, 2009