After captaining Peshawar Zalmi to the Pakistan Super League 2026 (PSL 2026) title glory, Babar Azam was expected to return in whites on the Bangladesh tour, but an injury forced him to sit out.
Babar Azam was hoping to continue his red-hot form in the WTC Test series in Bangladesh, and he even trained for two days with the Pakistan squad in Dhaka. Unfortunately, the stylish right-handed batter hurt his left knee during the training, and that ruled him out of the first Test.
However, the good news is that Babar Azam resumed his training in Bangladesh, and he is expected to retain his fitness for the second and final Test against the Tigers, starting on May 16 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet.
Good News #BabarAzam fit and will be available for the 2nd Test against #Bangladesh #PAKvBAN pic.twitter.com/cxasfJi1l0
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Babar Azam's Test career
Notably, Babar has so far represented Pakistan in 61 Test matches and amassed 4,366 runs at an average of 42.39 and a strike rate of nearly 55. His highest individual score in Test cricket is 196, which he achieved against Australia in 2022. He has 9 centuries and 30 fifties to his name in the format.
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Pakistan makes a strong comeback in 1st Test against Bangladesh
Speaking about the ongoing first Test in Dhaka, Pakistan made a strong comeback on the second day of the first Test after Bangladesh posted a total of 413 runs on the board in their first innings. Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto led his team brilliantly with a superb century, while Mominul Haque played a fighting knock of 91 runs in Dhaka.
The touring side’s score read 349/6, trailing by 64 runs on day three before rain stopped the play in Dhaka, thanks to Azan Awais’ stunning century and Abdullah Fazal's gritty knock of 60 runs off 120 balls. Salman Ali Agha already hit a brilliant fifty, and he will resume the play at 55*.
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