Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been dominated out of the primary Take a look at towards England in Headingley with a proper hand damage. Salman Agha would be the stand-in skipper in Babar’s absence.
“Pakistan captain Babar Azam is unavailable for the primary Take a look at match,” head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed confirmed on the eve of the Take a look at match. “Salman Agha would be the captain for the primary Take a look at.”
Babar copped an damage on his proper hand in the course of the three-day warm-up towards Skilled County Membership Choose XI in Beckenham. He had already been recovering from an influence damage that he sustained on the identical hand in the course of the second Take a look at towards the West Indies lately.
Mohammad Abbas, the pacer, had instructed the media {that a} name on Babar’s availability for the Leeds Take a look at can be made on the primary morning, however the head coach confirmed his unavailability on the eve of the match itself.
Babar batted in the course of the coaching session on Monday (August 17) after the PCB medical group had suggested him relaxation from the rest of the follow sport. Abbas later stated: “He did just a few throwdowns and a few batting follow in the present day. However we’ll must comply with medical recommendation for it.”
Agha has led Pakistan in T20Is and ODIs, however is but to guide them in Checks.
