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England threw caution well and truly out of the window on the opening day of the pink-ball Test against New Zealand on Thursday, making a bold declaration and then snaring three quick wickets to vindicate their daring new approach to Test cricket.
High-octane batting and a precocious day-one declaration put England in control of the first Test against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui on Thursday.
The Black Caps limped to 37-3 at stumps in the day-night Test at the Bay Oval, having been thrust on to the back foot by England's swashbuckling 325-9 declared.The tourists raced to their total in just 58.2 overs -- boosted by blistering half-centuries to Ben Duckett and Harry Brook -- as England opened the two-Test series with the sort of attacking approach, dubbed "Bazball", that has carried them to nine wins from their past 10 Tests under coach Brendon McCullum.England captain Ben Stokes instructed his lower-order batsmen to throw the bat before calling them in, leaving 18 overs to bowl at the Black Caps under lights with a new pink ball.
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 started on Monday. All top Pakistan players are featuring in the T20 franchise league. In the midst of this fast bowler Mohammad Amir, who is playing Karachi Kings, has made a surprising comment regarding Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam, who is leading Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL this time. Amir, known for delivery unplayable deliveries, had retired from international cricket but the doors are open for him to make a comeback. Babar on the other hand is among the top-three batters in all formats in ICC rankings.
Virat Kohli and Babar Azam are two of the biggest batsmen in world cricket at the moment. During India's tour of England in 2022, Kohli was struggling with his form and at that point, Babar took to social media to share a picture of them during a match along with the message - “This too shall pass”. Virat was quick to respond to Babar's support on Twitter. "Thank you. Keep shining and rising. Wish you all the best," he wrote. In a recent interaction, the Pakistan cricket team skipper opened up about the viral interaction with Kohli and also the reason behind showing his support on a public platform.
Pace bowler Stuart Broad will return for England for the first test in their two-match series against New Zealand which starts in Mount Maunganui on Thursday.
MULTAN, Pakistan : Pakistan made three injury replacements for the second test against England in a blow to their hopes of levelling the three-match series in Multan on Friday.
England have replaced injured all-rounder Liam Livingstone with fast bowler Mark Wood in the only change to their squad for the second test against Pakistan, with Ollie Pope retaining the wicketkeeper's gloves.