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Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Live Streaming And Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Pakistan vs Bangladesh, First Test Live Streaming: Pakistan resumes their World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle, as they host Bangladesh for a two-match Test series. Sitting sixth in the WTC standings, two wins for Pakistan are extremely necessary if they are to move up the rankings. Star batter Babar Azam will be batting at no. 4 in this series. Bangladesh will be heading into the game after the incidents of political turmoil in their own country. They sit eighth in the WTC standings, having won one match out of four so far.

Bangladesh Hope To Overturn 0-12 Test Record vs Pakistan

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto believes that his team can pull out some "special things" against Pakistan in the two-match Test series and change their dismal record against the opponents. Bangladesh have never defeated Pakistan in a Test match. In the 13 Tests against Pakistan, the visitors have drawn one and lost 12. In the World Test Championship standings, Bangladesh are currently in the eighth position.

Big Blow For Pakistan As Star Pacer Gets Injured Ahead Of Tests Against Bangladesh

Pakistan's pace attack has taken a major hit just before their two-match Test series against Bangladesh at home. Fast bowler Aamir Jamal has been released from the squad due to ongoing fitness issues, further impacting Pakistan's lineup for the crucial series. Jamal, who suffered a back injury while playing County cricket in England earlier this year, was initially included in Pakistan's squad for the ICC World Test Championship series, pending a fitness clearance. However, the 28-year-old has not fully recovered from his back problem and has been sent to the National Cricket Academy in Lahore for rehabilitation.

New Pakistan Test Coach Jason Gillespie Invites Arshad Nadeem To Pakistan Dressing Room

After a historic Olympic record-breaking javelin throw gold medal at Paris Olympics 2024, Pakistan Test cricket head coach Jason Gillespie has invited Arshad Nadeem to the Pakistan dressing room. Stating that sharing his gold medal would be a "fantastic boost to the team", Gillespie sent an open invitation to Nadeem to visit the Pakistan dressing room. Nadeem threw a magical 92.97m throw to clinch gold, ahead of India's Neeraj Chopra, who finished with silver. In fact, Nadeem threw three of the four best throws of the final.

"No Communication Gap": Pakistan Stars Disagree With Each Other On Language Barrier Statement

Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has disagreed with the statement made by teammate and fast bowler Naseem Shah that there is a language barrier between the team and foreign coaches. With former Australian cricketer Jason Gillespie taking over as Pakistan's new red ball head coach ahead of the two-Test series against Bangladesh, Naseem had said that players face difficulties in communication when the coach is a foreigner. However, Masood has vehemently disagreed with Naseem's statement, saying that Pakistan have made huge strides in improving in that regard.

Pakistan Names New Vice-Captain In Test Squad Against Bangladesh

Pakistan have promoted Saud Shakeel to the role of vice-captain as the Pakistan Cricket Board announced a 17-player squad for their two-match Test series against Bangladesh that commences later this month. Shakeel will take over the crucial job of vice captain from Shaheen Afridi, with selectors advising the star quick to have his workload managed over the coming months, with the side scheduled to play nine Tests, 14 T20Is, and at least 17 ODIs between now and the start of April next year, as per the ICC. The promotion of Shakeel to partner skipper Shan Masood in the leadership positions is among the biggest surprises from Pakistan's announcement, as the Asian side named a new-look 17-player squad for their first Test series under head coach Jason Gillespie.

Bangladesh Tour To Pakistan In Doubt, PCB Offer To Fly Out Players

Bangladesh senior men's team two-Test away series against Pakistan starting August 21 in Rawalpindi looks doubtful due to the current civil unrest in the country after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign and flee the country. Bangladesh's senior team are supposed to play two Tests in Rawalpindi (August 21-25) and Karachi (Aug 30-Sep 3) but in current scenario, it might be difficult for national team to travel for a serious. Even Bangladesh A team's shadow tour has been rendered doubtful Former Test skipper Mominul Haque was supposed to play for Bangladesh A in that series vs Pakistan Shaheens (A).

Pakistan Star, Who Criticised Babar Azam, Bowled Thrice By Local Bowler, Gets Trolled. Watch

Out-of-favour Pakistan batter Ahmed Shehzad was brutally trolled by fans on social media after a video of him getting clean bowled by a local bowler went viral. Shehzad has been in the news recently for his criticism of Pakistan captain Babar Azam. After Pakistan's early exit from the T20 World Cup last month, Shehzad had urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to get rid of senior players, including captain Babar, star pacer Shaheen Afridi and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan. Shehzad also accused Babar of indulging in groupism within the team to protect his teammates cum close friends, also labelling the latter as a "social media" king.

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Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Live Streaming And Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Bangladesh Hope To Overturn 0-12 Test Record vs Pakistan

Big Blow For Pakistan As Star Pacer Gets Injured Ahead Of Tests Against Bangladesh

New Pakistan Test Coach Jason Gillespie Invites Arshad Nadeem To Pakistan Dressing Room

"No Communication Gap": Pakistan Stars Disagree With Each Other On Language Barrier Statement

Pakistan Names New Vice-Captain In Test Squad Against Bangladesh

Bangladesh Tour To Pakistan In Doubt, PCB Offer To Fly Out Players

Pakistan Star, Who Criticised Babar Azam, Bowled Thrice By Local Bowler, Gets Trolled. Watch