"Enthusiastically anticipating measure ourselves against Proteas," expresses Masood in front of Boxing Day Test
December 25, 2024
Subsequent to getting a noteworthy whitewash in the three-match One-Day Global (ODI) series, Pakistan are set to highlight in a two-match Test series against South Africa, starting with the Boxing Day Test at the SuperSport Park in Centurion tomorrow (Thursday).
In their continuous all-design visit to South Africa, Pakistan lost the three-match T20I series 2-0 while returning to cause a memorable 3-0 whitewash in the ODI series. The Test series, part of the ICC World Test Title, is supposed to be exceptionally serious also.
Individuals from Pakistan's Test crew arrived at South Africa on 13 December to get ready well and adapt with the neighborhood conditions, expressed an official statement gave by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
The Test crew has seen the arrival of the accomplished quick bowler Mohammad Abbas, who last played for Pakistan against West Indies in August 2021. He has driven his direction once again into the crew with 31 scalps in five Quaid-e-Azam Prize matches this season.
Quick bowler Khurram Shahzad, who was controlled out of the three-match home Test series against Britain because of injury has gotten back to the crew as well. Aqib Javed is the break lead trainer of the Pakistan men's group and this will be his most memorable red-ball series subsequent to assuming responsibility in the white-ball series against Zimbabwe.
Pakistan and South Africa have played each other in 12 Test series beginning around 1995, out of which seven have been won by South Africa, while Pakistan arose successful in two, and three wound up as draws. In the new Test series between the two countries, Pakistan beat South Africa 2-0 at home in Jan-Feb 2021.
In an explanation, Pakistan Test chief Shan Masood said: "We are enthusiastically anticipating estimating ourselves against South Africa, who have forever been one of the top sides on the planet."
"We have a few energy from the as of late closed home Test series against Britain and the ODI series which included some of our Test crew individuals," he added.
Alluding to the arrival of Abbas and Shahzad, Masood said that the arrival of pacers was a welcome improvement for Pakistan's Test side hoping to sack wins in one of the hardest circumstances for abroad groups.
"We realize South Africa have done well in this cycle of the ICC World Test Title yet we have arranged for this series in the most ideal way also in the wake of having shown up in the country something like fourteen days prior," he finished up.
Pakistan Test crew
Shan Masood (chief), Saud Shakeel (bad habit skipper), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Haseebullah (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha
Timetable of matches:
First Test — Dec 26 to Dec 30 at the SuperSport Park, Centurion
Second Test — Jan 3 to Jan 7 at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
