Abrar’s absence means Pakistan might be and not using a frontline spinner for less than the second time in a house Take a look at – together with their UAE Checks – since September 1995 (although they did play a few Checks within the early 2000s with Shahid Afridi as their sole spinner). The one different time they performed an all-pace assault was additionally at Rawalpindi, in December 2019, in what was their first Take a look at in Pakistan in 10 years. That was a part of a strategic shift beneath the brand new management of Azhar Ali, who, with Yasir Shah’s type dipping drastically, needed to rely extra on tempo. It did not final lengthy as Yasir returned and, in subsequent seasons, pitches had been ready to help spin.
