Under-Fire Babar Azam Down With Fever, Pakistan's Team Crisis Deepens

Because the Pakistan cricket crew desperately appears to be like to keep away from a clear sweep towards England, having already gone 0-2 down, the administration has a contemporary headache to deal with forward of the third Check. It has been reported that skipper Babar Azam is down with fever. The replace emerges amid a chaotic state of affairs within the Pakistan crew that noticed the board deciding to sack as many as seven gamers from the squad, whereas additionally changing head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul.

Pakistan’s crew supervisor Naveed Akram Cheema confirmed to Geo Information that whereas Babar was affected by fever, there is no such thing as a must panic as he stays match total, with a fast restoration anticipated.

Babar scored simply eight and 6 at Lord’s as Pakistan fell to a loss by 194 runs. The Pakistan skipper missed the primary Check attributable to damage, with Salman Ali Agha taking the captaincy armband.

Babar had a strong tour of the West Indies with the bat, scoring 193 runs in two matches, together with two fifties as Pakistan drew the collection 1-1, with Babar’s re-appointment as Check captain getting a combined bag begin.

The veteran batter has not touched three figures in Assessments since 161 towards New Zealand in December 2022.

Pakistan have introduced in 5 uncapped gamers together with Saim Ayub and Abdullah Fazal, who’ve a mixed expertise of simply 10 matches. The 5 uncapped gamers added to the squad are Arafat Minhas, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Saad Baig, Mohammad Imran Randhawa and Razaullah. Mike Hesson and Ashley Noffke, who’re a part of Pakistan’s white-ball teaching set-up as head coach and bowling coach respectively, have additionally joined the Check teaching employees, the report added.

Earlier, former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq provided his resignation from the Pakistan males’s nationwide choice committee following the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) resolution to make main adjustments to the Check squad and training employees throughout the ongoing tour of England.

In accordance with the report, the PCB is but to just accept Misbah’s resignation. He has additionally determined to step down from his position as a batting marketing consultant on the Nationwide Cricket Academy in Lahore.

With ANI Inputs