However, since the gamble in Multan paid off, plans for a repeat have long since been accelerated. The curators were in Pindi before the second Test was over, with Aleem Dar and Aqib Javed, part of the selection committee, making the trip as the game ended.
Over the weekend, commercial-sized legwarmers and wedding-style legwarmers, with skin-covering windbreakers, were introduced. The heaters had already passed on Monday, although the immense enthusiasts were at work. Some footprints are visible on the fringe, especially outside on the left-hander’s stump at the middle end. Each side has a left arm spinner, a finger spinner and a leg spinner in their bowling ranks.
“It’s an interesting speech,” said Jason Gillespie, Pakistan’s chief mentor. “Since I’ve been here, there’s been fans that we’ve all seen. So it’s obviously very dry and there’s not a lot of grass. We’re probably hoping it favors the slower balls here.”
The line is stage at 1-1. Pakistan are looking for their first victory since the 2-0 victory in Sri Lanka in July, and a home primary since beating South Africa in February 2021 with a tied score.
Pakistan: 1 Saim Ayub, 2 Abdullah Shafique, 3 Shan Masood (captain), 4 Kamran Ghulam, 5 Saud Shakeel, 6 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 7 Salman Agha, 8 Aamer Jamal, 9 Sajid Khan, 10 Noman Ali, 11 Zahid Mahmood
