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Babar Azam’s Blunt Answer To Journalist’s Question Regarding His Test Captaincy Future. Watch | Cricket News

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Babar Azam’s Blunt Answer To Journalist’s Question Regarding His Test Captaincy Future. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Babar Azam continues to be under the radar of critics for his captaincy in Test cricket. Pakistan failed to win a single Test match in 2022, and were whitewashed by England in a three-match Test series in December last year. While a lot has been said and written about the poor pitches in the nation, skipper Babar has also drawn criticism from several current and former Pakistan players for his style of captaincy. As Pakistan continue to put up a mediocre show in the format, Babar has got no escape.After the recently-concluded second Test against New Zealand, he was asked a question by a journalist regarding the future of his Test captaincy and the answer was a blunt one from Babar."Kuch log keh rahe hai aapki team pe grip kamzor hoti ja rahi hai. Dosti yaari ka silsila Pakistan te...

Sarfaraz Ahmed Foils New Zealand To Salvage Draw In Second Test | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan's last pair Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed survived 21 balls in fading light Friday while Sarfaraz Ahmed hit a fighting century to deprive New Zealand of a victory, bringing the second Test to a sensational draw in Karachi. New Zealand were in sight of a series-clinching victory after dismissing Sarfaraz for a career-best 118 with 39 balls remaining in the match. But as dusk settled, Naseem scored 15 and Ahmed seven to guide Pakistan to 304-9 in pursuit of a 319-run target when umpires Alex Wharf and Aleem Dar declared the light unfeasible to continue with three overs remaining.The two-match series ended 0-0 after the first Test -- also in Karachi -- ended in a draw, depriving New Zealand of their first series win in Pakistan for 53 years.New Zealand took the second new ball...

Pakistan And New Zealand Seek Test Turnaround In 2023 | Cricket News

[ad_1] A draw last week having stopped a run of defeats for Pakistan and New Zealand, both sides will be seeking to go one better in the second and final Test in Karachi starting Monday. The tame draw halted Pakistan's four-Test losing streak at home including their first-ever 3-0 whitewash by England. New Zealand also arrived in Pakistan on the back of a 3-0 drubbing by England. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam vowed his team will play "positive and aggressive cricket" after they finished 2022 without a Test win at home."We need to take things session-by-session and day-by-day," he said."We're working on it. It's not that we need to play different cricket."New Zealand were in a good position to win the first Test on the final day with Pakistan on 77-2, needing 97 runs to avoid an innings def...