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In the first match of the three-match Test series against Australia, Pakistan faced a crushing defeat by 360 runs. After the match ended, Pakistan suffered another major blow, the team’s fast bowler Khurram Shehzad was ruled out for the rest of the matches due to injury. He took five wickets in the first match. The Pakistan Cricket Board has faced criticism following Shahzad’s injury and may be rested for the third and final Test against Australia in Sydney considering the workload of Pakistan’s senior bowler Shaheen Afridi.
A source said that the team management wants to manage the workload of the fast bowlers, especially Afridi, as the T20 World Cup in West Indies and America is just 6 months away and the team will also play a T20 series against a new team. Zeeland.
“The management is thinking that if Shaheen does not perform well in the Melbourne Test and the team loses, he will be rested for the final Test so that he is fresh for the T20 series in New Zealand,” the source said.
Pakistan are missing Naseem Shah, who is recovering from shoulder surgery. Ehsanullah is recovering from elbow surgery and Muhammad Hasnain is struggling with an ankle injury. After arriving in Australia, Pakistan spinners Abrar Ahmed and Khurram were dropped from the series.
Pakistan is planning to field a new opening pair during the T20 series against New Zealand. Saim Ayyub and Babar Azam can open. Babar and Rizwan had been opening for the past few years.