The nature of Pakistan cricket is, by usual standards, volatile. They failed to win their last 18 Test match appearances…
For the unversed, India and Pakistan have played 13 T20Is so far from which, Pakistan have come out victorious in only three of them.
Noting Pakistan’s underwhelming performance, Gavaskar had said he is sure that India’s B team will be able to beat Pakistan comfortably.
It is to be noted that Gary Kristen and Jason Gillespie served as Pakistan Test and white-ball coaches, but their tenures came to an abrupt end.
After the exit of the Pakistan cricket team from the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the reports of a rift between captain Mohammad Rizwan and head coach Aaqib Javed has emerged.
It is to be noted that the former Pakistan fast bowler was appointed as the interim head coach in the white-ball format last year following Gary Kristen’s exit.
Notably, Babar Azam’s last ODI century came 21 innings ago in the Asia Cup 2023 against Nepal. Furthermore, his century drought across formats in international cricket has now extended to over 60 innings.
Head coaches will be responsible for chalking out excellent plans so that players can hand success to their teams by implementing them on the field.
The change in pitches in Test matches happened in Pakistan after England scored 823/7d in Multan a few months ago, a contest they lost by an innings and 47 runs.
Here are the top five spells by the Pacers in Asia Cup’s 40-year history:
This year, Hardik has scored 281 runs in 13 T20Is at a strike rate of almost 140.