After the ICC T20 World Cup, there was a lot of talk about surgery in Pakistan cricket, but the surgery could not be done and the performance of the big players did not improve.
Pakistani batsmen have forgotten to play, world number one batsman Babar Azam is still waiting for his first half-century after 16 Test innings. Babar Azam scored 64 runs at an average of 16 in four innings of the two Tests against Bangladesh, his highest score being 31 runs.
Babar Azam scored 44 not out against the USA, 13 against India, 33 against Canada, and 32 against Ireland in the T20 World Cup in the USA. Babar Azam scored 161 runs against New Zealand at the National Stadium Karachi on December 26, after which he could not cross the fifty mark in Test cricket.
Pakistan’s number-one batsman has scored 331 runs in the last 16 innings. Against Bangladesh, he scored 0, 22, 31, and 11 runs.
Captain Shaan Masood is also finding it difficult to make a place in the team. He scored 105 runs at an average of 26. He scored 57 runs in the first innings of the second Test.
Mohammad Rizwan scored the most 294 runs with the help of a century and a half-century. His best score was 171 runs.
Saud Shakeel scored 159 runs in the first Test innings after scoring 141 runs in the first innings. Opener Saim Ayub scored 135 runs in four innings with the help of two half-centuries while Salman Ali Agha scored 120 runs at an average of 40. Opener Abdullah Shafiq scored 42 runs at an average of 10 in four innings.
Pakistan is facing a third series defeat at home ground after losing one-nil to Australia and three-nil to England.
