Pakistan Test captain Babar Azam leads his team out in Multan vs England Test© AFP
Pakistan is in serious trouble. Right, Babar AzamThe team’s chances of reaching the World Test Chanpionship final are now slim. Over the past week or so, Pakistan has controlled its fortunes. They have five Home Test matches coming up, despite facing tough opponents like England and New Zealand, and the Asian giants have a good chance of securing one of them. WTC finals. But after narrowly losing in the Multan Test to England, having failed the First Test at Rawalpindi, Pakistan not only conceded a goal at home but ensured their fate was no longer in their hands.
Pakistan dropped to 6th place on the WTC rankings after the loss and with 3 games remaining (1 against England and 2 against New Zealand), Babar Azam’s army knew they needed to not only give their best but also hope for the best. Other results will come out of your own accord. Street.
One of them is the fact that India lost both Tests to Bangladesh, which seems a bit difficult, although there is no Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma (First Test) from the team.
The result in Multan means India can now reach the final even if they lose one of the four Home Tests to Australia. But for Rohit Sharma’s team to hope for that by the time they take on Baggygreens in February, they first need to leave Bangladesh empty-handed in the next two games.
Another important series in all of this will be the match between Australia and South Africa. India will be hoping the Proteas are swept away by the Aussies at home, so that their chances of overtaking them to second place will be further improved.
Lots of permutations and combinations will be involved in the next two months which will make Test cricket even more interesting for purists.
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