Pakistan v Bangladesh Test series: Momin-ul-Haq's only problem is ...
In recent times, T20 cricket has been hit so hard that Test cricket is no less than a breath of fresh air. In any case, nature gets tired of uniformity and after such a proliferation of T20 cricket, Test cricket will definitely give some relief to the nerves.
For Bangladesh, however, this will not be a sign of calm, which will try to compete with Pakistan without its four most important players. On top of that, Bangladesh's record in Test cricket against Pakistan does not give any hope.
The two teams have met 11 times in Test cricket so far and Pakistan has won 10 times. The only draw match is the only 'success' that Bangladesh has ever achieved against Pakistan.
Every time the Bangladesh team comes up against Pakistan in Test cricket, with the hope that maybe now they can turn the tide of history.
But after such a record, when captain Mominul Haq will not have the services of Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Taskin Ahmed and recently retired Mahmudullah, then the entire burden of keeping the batting line lodge will be on Mominul Haq and Mushfiqur Rahim himself. Will
And an even bigger responsibility will be on the Bangladesh openers to face the new ball in the early spell of Hassan Ali and Shaheen Afridi. The longer they spend on the wicket, the better for the believer and the lover.
While the Chittagong wicket will not have the same support for pace as the rest of the world's wickets, the winds blowing around the ground can be helpful for the Seamers. It depends on the pair of Afridi and Hassan how much they can use it to their advantage.
Debate over hoisting Pakistani flag during practice by Pakistani cricket team in Bangladesh
Despite two years of experience, Pakistan has not yet decided on a permanent opening pair. After playing seven Tests, Imran Butt has dropped due to disappointing performance and after the return of Imam-ul-Haq, the expectation now is that Pakistan will open with Imam and Abid Ali.
But if Pakistan has to deal with this issue forever, it would be better to have Azhar Ali open with Abid Ali and give a place in the batting order to Abdullah Shafiq, who has been warming the bench for a long time.
Azhar Ali's record as an opener has been good and Pakistan's calendar for the next two years has been revolving around mostly Asian conditions, so Pakistan should make its opening pair permanent in the context of the World Test Championship, if they are champions. They are keeping their eyes on the ship final.
The Chittagong wicket is not much broken, so it is too early to say to what extent the spinners will play a role. But there is no doubt that Bangladeshi snipers in home conditions can be a headache even for well-experienced batsmen.
Test matches are won on the ability to take wickets instead of scoring. The team that is able to take 20 wickets in a short time is the winner. Pakistan will field Noman Ali and Sajid Khan along with Hassan Ali and Shaheen Afridi. And this attack has the potential to take 20 wickets.
The only concern of Momin-ul-Haq now is that Abu Jaid and Ibadat Hussain will also have some hope of victory or in a slow contest the whole burden will fall on Mehdi Hassan Miraz and Tej-ul-Islam. Get