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Stand-in captain Muhammad Rizwan is assured of his staff’s good likelihood of profitable the second Test in Christchurch regardless of common skipper Babar Azam being as soon as once more dominated out as he hasn’t but recovered from his damage.
Babar was once more dominated out of the second check on Saturday though he had had a nets session on Friday.
“Babar is still not confident 100 percent that he is fit for the test match and I know he will never take a chance unless he is completely sure he has full match fitness,” Rizwan mentioned on the eve of the match.
Babar, who sustained a thumb fracture final month in Queenstown throughout a throw-down, will return dwelling with out having performed a single match in New Zealand.
In his absence within the first check, Pakistan put up a gallant battle however misplaced the sport within the remaining session with simply 4 overs to go within the match.
“Babar’s absence is a big blow as he is a key player but the series is still not over for us and we can still win this test and level the series if we play well and to our strength,” Rizwan who obtained combating half centuries in each innings within the first check mentioned.
The Pakistan staff was unable to coach correctly on Saturday on account of rain in Christchurch.
Rizwan mentioned that after profitable the final match of the T20 collection, Pakistan had gained some momentum and so they carried it into the Test collection.
“We fought hard in the first test and the players are pretty confident about doing well here as well,” he mentioned.
“The last match of a tour is always very important and we want to end the tour on a winning note,” he added.
Rizwan confirmed the staff administration was excited about some modifications within the facet however mentioned this is able to be determined in a while.
The PCB mentioned Babar had a full-fledge coaching session yesterday however felt slight ache in his thumb, following which, the staff administration has opted towards taking any threat.
“With a home series coming up against South Africa, we didn’t want to take a risk with Babar,” a staff official mentioned.
Team Doctor Dr Sohail Saleem: “We have seen enchancment in Babar Azam’s damage however he’s but to completely get better.
He is our captain and crucial batsman within the lineup, so we don’t need to take any threat.”
“The medical team is constantly reviewing his injury and we are hopeful he will be available for the home series against South Africa.”
Squad: Mohammad Rizwan (captain, wicketkeeper), Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Sohail, Imran Butt, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Sohail Khan, Yasir Shah and Zafar Gohar.
