Bangladesh tour of Pakistan 2024

 Bangladesh is going to tour Pakistan in 2024 with the First Test match in Rawalpindi and the second test match in Karachi. This time Pakistan are the favourites as they are playing in home conditions and Bangladesh is a weak test team. We almost gave Australia a huge scare in the last two test matches of the test series in Australia but batting proved to be Pakistan's Achilles heel during that series and we were whitewashed 3-0 by Australia. Shan Masood made his debut as captain in the Australian series. Shan Masood this time has a good chance of opening his account as a winner in this home test series against Bangladesh.

Pakistan has got a match winning spinner in mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed. Abrar Ahmed can spin the ball both ways making him a dangerous spinner. In pace bowling they have Aamer Jamal who made quite a decent debut against Australia. In Babar Azam they have got a world class batsman. The only Bangladeshi batsman Pakistan has to worry about is Mushfiqur Rahim.

In the end what I will like to say is that Pakistan should win this series atleast by a margin of 1-0. 

Should Babar Azam stay as white ball captain

 I think Babar Azam should better resign as Pakistan's white ball captain. I am saying this because Babar Azam no longer has the respect and support of his team mates. Throughout the Twenty20 World Cup 2024 some players deliberately underperformed under Babar Azam's captaincy. The most notable player who underperformed on purpose was pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Shaheen Shah Afridi not only bowled poorly in the Twenty20 World Cup 2024 but also dropped a crucial catch of Aaron Jones in the match against USA. If Shaheen Afridi had taken that catch of Aaron Jones Pakistan would have definitely won that match and they would have qualified for the Super eights as Aaron Jones played a vital innings for USA in their win against Pakistan.

In the end what I will like to say is that not only Shaheen Afridi but Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan deliberately underperformed in the Twenty20 World cup 2024 to undermine Babar Azam's captaincy. As suggested to PCB by Sarfraz Ahmed , Muhammad Rizwan should be made captain of the White ball teams.

World Championship of Legends

 

In the World Championship of Legends Pakistan is doing well as they have won all four matches they have played so far. Pakistan defeated India in this tournament which comes as a sign of big relief for Pakistani fans because Pakistan havent defeated India in any format of the game ever since that Twenty20 World Cup 2021win.

Given the team that Pakistan has in this tournament I predict they will not only win the semi final but they will In Sha Allah go onto win the Championship. As they have stars like openers Sharjeel Khan and Kamran Akmal in their team. In the middle order they have Sohaib Maqsood, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Misbah Ul Haq and Younis Khan. In bowling they have Wahab Riaz, Abdul Razzaq, Sohail Tanvir and Saeed Ajmal.

In the end what I will like to say is that Pakistan should win this tournament and cheer up the whole Pakistani nation after their disappointing Twenty20 World Cup 2024 campaign.

Pakistan's performance at Twenty20 World Cup 2024

 Pakistan's performance at Twenty20 World Cup wasnt that bad, It wasnt as bad as Pakistani public is saying. New Zealand which has always been a strong team failed to reach super eights. Sri Lanka who have been former champions of Twenty20 World Cup 2014 failed to reach Super eights. Australia a world Champion team was beaten by minnows Afghanistan and they failed to go beyond super eights part of the tournament. Both New Zealand and Australia two strong international sides were beaten by minnows Afghanistan.

Pakistan cricket team was unlucky throughout the tournament. If Muhammad Amir didnt bowl those wides and if he had been careful with his line and length in the Super over then Pakistan would have beaten USA. If Jasprit Bumrah didnt bowl that incisive spell against Pakistani batting Pakistan would have probably chased down that Indian total of 119. Infact throughout the competition only Pakistan was the team that came close to defeating India in Twenty20 World Cup 2024.

In the end what I would like to say is that it wasnt written in Pakistan's destiny to reach Super Eights part of the Twenty20 World Cup 2024.