A squad of 18 players has been announced by Pakistanfor a three-match World Test Championship series against England & New Zealand.
Some prominent names such as Fawad Alam(Batsman), Yasir shah(Leg-Spinner), Hassan Ali & Shaheen Afridi(Fast bowlers) do not include in the 18-playing squad so far.
After a continuous bad performance since 2022, scoring only 58 runs in 4 test matches. Finally, Fawad Alam is no more in the 18-playing squad. He already enjoyed 2021's best performance scoring 571 runs in 9 test matches.
Also, Hassan Ali was taken only five wickets in the last 4 Test matches and dropped from the 18-playing squad.
The uncapped players such as M. Ali (Fast bowler) and Abrar Ahmed Mystery(Leg-Spinner) also be included in an 18-players squad. In my opinion, they made a solid impact on World Test Championship.
'Abrar Ahmed' is a mystery(Leg-Spinner)
After tremendous performances in ODI's and T20's, Haris Rauf is ready to give his debut in Test cricket.
Haris Rauf with his style.
18-players squad:-
Pakistan's18-playing squads against England series and the remaining matches of the World Test Championship.
(Bat)Babar Azam (c)
(Bat)Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
(Bat)Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk)
(All-rounder)Shan Masood
(All-rounder)Saud Shakeel
(All-rounder)Salman Agha
(Seem)Naseem Shah
(All-rounder)Nauman Ali
(All-rounder)Abdullah Shafique
(Bat)Imam-ul-Haq
(All-rounder)Faheem Ashraf
(Seem)Haris Rauf
(Seem)Mohammad Wasim Jr
(Leg-Spinner)Abrar Ahmed
(Leg-Spinner)Zahid Mahmood
(All-rounder)Mohammad Nawaz
(Bat)Azhar Ali
(Seem)Mohammad Ali
Fully updated World Test Championship Points Table (22 November 2022):-
Rank
Team
PCT (%)
Points
Won
Lost
Drawn
Series
Penalty Overs
1
Australia
70
84
6
1
3
3
0
2
South Africa
60
72
6
4
0
4
0
3
Sri Lanka
53.33
64
5
4
1
5
0
4
India
52.08
75
6
4
2
4
-5
5
Pakistan
51.85
56
4
3
2
4
0
6
West Indies
50
54
4
3
2
4
-2
7
England
38.06
88
7
8
4
5
-12
8
NewZealand
25.93
28
2
6
1
4
0
9
Bangladesh
13.33
16
1
8
1
5
0
Golden chances for Pakistan:-
Pakistan's 11 chances of reaching the World Test Championship (Final) will depend on the series.
It will boostPakistan's 11 to achieve 69.05% from 51.85% if they win their final five games.
To make room in the finals of the World Test Championship,Pakistan must be unbeaten in their remaining series against England and New Zealand.
After a long time since 2005, Pakistan hosted a test series against England. The upcoming 3-match series making history for Pakistan.
Haris Rauf in action.
Pakistan’s remaining matches full schedule in World Test Championship:-
Series
Number of Matches
Home/Away
Date
Pakistan vs New Zealand
2
Home
Oct-Nov 2022
Pakistan vs England
3
Home
Nov-Dec 2022
Venues:-
1st test match will be held from 1 to 5 December (Rawalpindi stadium)
Rawalpindi cricket stadium.
2nd test match will be held from 9 to 13 December (National Stadium Karachi)
National Stadium Karachi.
3rd test match will be held from 17 to 21 December (Multan Cricket stadium)
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