New Delhi. Was it right to remove Babar Azam from the Pakistan team or give him a break or not? The debate had not yet ended when the batsman who replaced Babar in the team has started leaving his mark. Kamran Ghulam played a brilliant innings in the second test match against England. Along with opener Saim Ayub, he has put his team in a strong position. This is Kamran Ghulam's first test match.
Pakistan, which lost the first Test badly, won the toss and batted first in the second Test match being played in Multan. This pitch of Multan is helpful for spinners. It is expected that the pitch will start breaking from the very next day. The first Test match between Pakistan and England was also played in Multan, in which the host team lost despite scoring 556 runs in the first innings.
Pakistan was taken care of by a century partnership
Pakistan had a bad start in the second test match against England. He lost the wickets of opener Abdullah Shafiq and captain Shan Masood within 20 runs. Shafiq was out after scoring 7 runs and Shan Masood was out after scoring 3 runs. The Pakistani team came under pressure after losing two wickets in quick succession. Saim Ayub and Kamran Ghulam, who was playing the debut match, took charge of the team here. Both of them played excellent innings and took Pakistan beyond 150 runs.
Test cricket starts with fifty
By the time 52 overs were played on the first day of the second test, Pakistan had scored 162 runs for 2 wickets. At that time, Kamran Ghulam was present at the crease after scoring 74 runs and Saim Ayub had scored 72 runs. 29-year-old Kamran Ghulam has become one of the few batsmen who have started Test cricket with a fifty. This is the third fifty of 22 year old Saim Ayub in test matches.
FIRST PUBLISHED : October 15, 2024, 2:51 PM IST
