Pakistan s tour of Australia

 Pakistan although on a high after winning the test series against England have little chance of winning against Australia. Australia is always tough to beat at home not just for Pakistan but for the every international team. It's almost impossible to beat Australia at home.

Pakistan is also suffering from the fact that Gary Kirsten resigned as Pakistan's coach in white ball cricket. Gary Kirsten's resignation will have a huge impact on Pakistan cricket team s performance on their tour of Australia.

In the end what I would like to say is that even if Pakistan wins one match against Australia in either Twenty20 series or ODI series it will be a huge achievement for the Pakistan cricket team. 

Pakistan's test series win over England 2024

 Pakistan finally won the test series against England against all odds and expectations. They won against England in emphatic fashion by 9 wickets in Rawalpindi in the third and final test. This test match win at Rawalpindi was due to Saud Shakeel's century in batting and due to the guile and magic of Sajid Khan and  Noman Ali's bowling.

Aqib Javed was a very wise choice to be nominated as chief selector by Mohsin Naqvi as his selected players made an immediate impact. Aqib Javed will bring merit into his selection of the team that's what I admire about him. Shan Masood also made a big improvement as captain of Pakistan's test team.

In the end what I would like to say is that Pakistani cricket has been revived by this test series win 2-1 against England in Pakistan's home conditions.

Pakistan's victory over England in the 2nd test at Multan

 

Pakistan won atlast against England which comes as a big sigh of relief.  This was Pakistan's first victory after six consecutive defeats under Shan Masood's captaincy. This was also Pakistan's first victory against England in any format for over two years now. This was also Pakistan's first victory in home soil for over three years the last win coming against South Africa in 2021.

Kamran Ghulam was the find of this test match as Pakistan finally found a reliable middle order batsman coming at no. 4 and he should play for Pakistan in all the formats. Sajid Khan and Noman Ali in particular were phenomenal with the ball. One worrying sign for Pakistan is that they dont have a reliable pace bowler in their team and they are a team relying heavily on spinners.

In the end what I would like to say is that if Pakistani curators make a similar pitch in Rawalpindi as well Pakistan should go onto win the series 2-1. In Sha Allah.

Pakistan vs England 2nd test day 2 at Multan

 Pakistan are in a commanding position in the second test after the second day's play. After Kamran Ghulam's splendid debut century and Sajid Khan's great four wickets and Noman Ali's two wickets Pakistan are in a great position in this test match. If Pakistan are able to take the lead in this test match then they should go onto win this test match as England will bat last in this test match. The pitch on the fourth and fifth days of the test match will be very difficult to bat on in this test match.

Kamran Ghulam proved to be a perfect replacement for Babar Azam as he impressed everyone with not only his technique but also his attacking shots especially charging down the wicket. Kamran Ghulam has got talent and has a great future ahead of him as Pakistan's no.4 batsman. Sajid Khan in particular is turning the ball viciously and is taking full advantage of wear and tear of the pitch.

In the end what I would like to say is that I hope Pakistan is able to win this test match and break their losing streak in test cricket.

Pakistan vs England 1st Test at Multan

 Pakistan despite amassing 556 runs in their first innings let England off the hook by bowling pathetically letting England score a massive 823 for 7 declared. Pakistan although were playing their best possible side lost to England by an innings and 47 runs having being bowled out for 220. Pakistan cricket is in a constant downslide and there seem to be no respite from this slump.

By the look of things Pakistan will be whitewashed by England 3-0 in all probability. Pakistan have been preparing road of pitches and flat tracks for too long and Pakistan's bowling suffers by making such kind of wickets.

In the end what I would like to say is that Pakistan will do well if they even compete with England in this series.

Shan Masood as Captain

 

Shan Masood although is not a bad captain by any means he didnt make a successful start as captain of Pakistan's test team. Pakistan was whitewashed twice under his captaincy by Australia 3-0 and by Bangladesh 2-0.  The team that Shan Masood has is a weak and inexperienced team especially the bowling. 

There are absolutely no genuine fast bowlers in the Pakistani team. Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali and Khurram Shehzad  are all medium pacers with no pace. Our batting is also collapsing repeatedly with only Saud Shakeel and Muhammad Rizwan scoring runs consistently. 

In the end what I would like to say that Shan Masood will improve his captaincy skills as he gets experienced as captain.