So, how will Misbah & co. take it from here?
The World test championship is over for Pakistan. So should they focus on 21-23 WTC cycle now and start building team right away or as per true Misbah style- keep it safe and work on series by series basis.
There are 5 test matches to go for Pakistan in this current WTC- 1 against BAN and two each against NZ and SA.
Ideally, the preparation should start immediately and that mean end of the 35 year old brigade like Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Abid Ali, Yasir Shah, Sohail Khan, Imran Khan, & Wahab Riaz.
You can't expect to compete for final of '23 championship with these players. Instead the focus should be on unearthing some new talent in these next 5 matches. Someone like Crawley(Eng) or Jamieson(NZ).
With proper planning, Pakistan might surprise everybody in 21-23 cycle since the core is there with Shan, Imam, Sami Aslam, Babar, Rizwan, , Shadab, Shaheen, Naseem. All they need to do is find 2-3 new talent which can compliment these players.
If Pakistan wastes these next 5 matches then I am afraid the second WTC will be over for them before it even starts!
The World test championship is over for Pakistan. So should they focus on 21-23 WTC cycle now and start building team right away or as per true Misbah style- keep it safe and work on series by series basis.
There are 5 test matches to go for Pakistan in this current WTC- 1 against BAN and two each against NZ and SA.
Ideally, the preparation should start immediately and that mean end of the 35 year old brigade like Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Abid Ali, Yasir Shah, Sohail Khan, Imran Khan, & Wahab Riaz.
You can't expect to compete for final of '23 championship with these players. Instead the focus should be on unearthing some new talent in these next 5 matches. Someone like Crawley(Eng) or Jamieson(NZ).
With proper planning, Pakistan might surprise everybody in 21-23 cycle since the core is there with Shan, Imam, Sami Aslam, Babar, Rizwan, , Shadab, Shaheen, Naseem. All they need to do is find 2-3 new talent which can compliment these players.
If Pakistan wastes these next 5 matches then I am afraid the second WTC will be over for them before it even starts!