Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi Set to be Dropped from Pakistan Team for England Test Series

Former Pakistan team captain Babar Azam and fast bowler Shaheen Afridi are going to be in trouble due to poor form. Both the players are going through a very bad phase and are constantly flopping. Both could not do anything in the first Test against England, as a result of which the team had to face a crushing defeat. In such a situation, after the defeat in the first Test, a selection committee meeting was held in Lahore. This was the second time that both of them met 5 mentors along with chairman Mohsin Naqvi was also present.

Decisions taken in the selection committee meeting

After the first Test, Pakistan’s Test captain Shan Masood described Babar Azam as Pakistan’s best batsman. At the same time, the team’s head coach Jason Gillespie also supported Babar. However, the selection panel feels that Babar Azam is not able to do much special for the national team. Babar has not scored a single half-century in Tests for the team since December 2022. In such a situation, along with Babar, Shaheen Afridi can also be dropped from the second Test against England.

Let us tell you that the new selection committee panel includes Aaqib Javed, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, former ICC umpire Aleem Dar, analyst Hasan Cheema, and the current captain and coach. Let us tell you that during the selection committee meeting on Friday, Coach Masood and Coach Gillespie were not present. According to ESPNcricinfo’s report, some mentors supported Babar Azam here. At the same time, some were talking about dropping him from the team.

Let us tell you whether Babar Azam, who is struggling with form, will participate in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy or not. This trophy will start on October 20. Babar has not played a single first-class match since 20190. Babar flopped badly against England and scored only 35 runs in both innings.

Shaheen will also be dropped.

Let us tell you that Shaheen Afridi will also be dropped apart from Babar Azam. After Pakistan’s defeat, it is being said that captain Shan Masood can also be replaced. Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, or Salman Aga can be given this responsibility in his place. Let us tell you that Shaheen Afridi is struggling with very bad form. Afridi took only one wicket in the match. At the same time, this player was going through very bad form in the T20 World Cup and ODI World Cup as well.