Pakistan made rare changes in the squad against England | (W.T.C)
A squad of 18 players has been announced by Pakistan for 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.
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| '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.
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| Haris Rauf with his style. |
18-players squad:-
Pakistan's 18-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 boost Pakistan'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.
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| 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)
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| Rawalpindi cricket stadium. |
- 2nd test match will be held from 9 to 13 December (National Stadium Karachi)
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| National Stadium Karachi. |
- 3rd test match will be held from 17 to 21 December (Multan Cricket stadium)
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| Multan Cricket Stadium. |
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