T20 WC blue behind them, Pakistan and Bangladesh move target to red-ball cricket

Great picture: Chance to make up

In the table of the World Test Championship, Pakistan and Bangladesh are two places away of each other, but neither team is in the bottom half. Both teams are playing their earliest matches since the T20 World Cup. Bangladesh exited from the Super Eight while Pakistan could n't even reach that stage, leaving both sets of fans disappointed with their performances. This Examine collection will be a chance to make up. Fortunately, there has been a considerable distance from the World Cup, which will help the team to play with a new perspective.

Given their history, Pakistan are the obvious specials. Jason Gillespie has replaced their red-ball coach, Shan Masood, as their captain. They can look back on their individual recent state outings to provide security to Pakistan's Test team, which is an intriguing combination.

Barring Aamer Blake, Pakistan have all first-choice participants available. In fact, they named their XI two weeks before the Test. On this Rawalpindi pitch, they are planning an all-pace invasion, while Saim Ayub has a second chance to start.

Bangladesh faced a different sort of problem in the lead-up to the line. They were not able to teach in Dhaka, so the BCB took up PCB's offer to train for three more time in Lahore before three more periods in Rawalpindi. Chandika Hathurusinghe, the coach of Bangladesh, is pleased with how their team has prepared, but he was careful about their bat, which has been performing poorly for the past year.

Litton Das, who Masood called his favorite batter in the Bangladeshi team, has also struggled for a while, while Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has n't been in good form. That leaves top pitchers Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque with a lot of duty.

Pakistan, though, may not get Bangladesh softly as the visitors ' in-form weapon is their speed attack. It may be quick on knowledge but the likes of Khaled Ahmed and Shoriful Islam have done well with the new game. Both Nahid Rana and Hasan Mahmud are fast and enthusiastic. So it will be an exciting challenge against the house batters.

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Pakistan LLLWW ( last five Tests, most recent first )
Bangladesh LLLWW

In the spotlight: Naseem Shah and Najmul Hossain Shanto

Those who saw Naseem Shah dish in the four-day match against Bangladesh A next year felt he was beginning to look like the red-ball bowling who last played in July 2023. His three batsmen in the first pitches included Mominul Haque and Anamul Haque, and in the next, he bowled seven innings in one magic. Bangladesh is aware that he will pose a significant risk despite his sole previous year of first-class travel. On their past journey to Pakistan, he had rocked them with a hat-trick on album.

In 2023, Najmul Hossain Shanto scored 440 Test works, including three lots, at an average of 55.00. However, he was unable to control 32 in the four innings against Sri Lanka earlier this year. In addition, he has struggled with kind in other genres. He has the additional responsibility of being the captain but a desire of driving away from the body seems the main problem. Is he demonstrate a little more control and give Bangladesh the best runs?

Team information: Shadman in place of wounded Joy

Four quick bowlers are entering Pakistan. Saud Shakeel has been named the vice-captain.

Pakistan: 1 Abdullah Shafique, 2 Saim Ayub, 3 Shan Masood ( capt ), 4 Babar Azam, 5 Saud Shakeel, 6 Mohammad Rizwan (wk ), 7 Salman Ali Agha, 8 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 9 Naseem Shah, 10 Khurram Shahzad, 11 Mohammad Ali

Mahmudul Hasan Joy, who is recovering from an injury, will likely be replaced by Shadman Islam, while Mushfiqur Rahim, who has missed the Sri Lanka line, makes his Test debut.

Bangladesh ( probable ): 1 Shadman Islam, 2 Zakir Hasan, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto ( capt ), 4 Mominul Haque, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim, 6 Shakib Al Hasan, 7 Litton Das (wk ), 8 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 9 Shoriful Islam, 10 Khaled Ahmed, 11 Hasan Mahmud/Nahid Rana

Pitch and problems: Rain may play spoilsport

Although there is some turf on the pitch, it is thought that bowlers might find it advantageous. The next two Testing here have been high-scoring with team posting numbers of 657, 579, 476 for 4 december, and 459 in their first innings. Rain, however, may play a major role as rains are forecast for all five times.

Statistics and trivia: Bangladesh also to overcome Pakistan

A Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh is yet to be won. There are four people from the Bangladesh part that played their final Examine in Pakistan, unexpectedly even in Rawalpindi, in 2020. Among the current players, Shakib ( 508 ) has scored the most runs in Bangladesh-Pakistan Tests, while Taijul Islam ( 22 ), who is unlikely to play, has taken the most wickets.

Quotes

" We raise our hands to say that we did n't win in Australia. But we did a lot of things straight, a lot of things that we want to get forward with us. We made some mistakes that cost us the Melbourne and Sydney Exams but as a team, we are heading in the right direction".

Shan Masood on bouncing up against Bangladesh.

" We had a great set against New Zealand, but not against Sri Lanka." We have a very great opportunity this moment playing against Pakistan. We have a healthy area. We hope to play excellent cricket around".

Najmul Hossain Shanto on his team's final two Test line.