Kamran Ghulam made his test debut for Pakistan memorable as he scored a century against England in Multan. Kamran replaced Babar Azam in the second match after Pakistan lost to England in the first test match of the series despite scoring 500+ runs in the first innings.
Pakistan Cricket Board took a big decision to exclude Babar Azam from the second test match. According to the board, Babar asked to rest to regain his form. Babar Azam made an Instagram post for the for the first time after his replacement, Kamran Ghulam, made a historic century for the team.
Kamran Ghulam scored 118 runs before being bowled out by Shoaib Basir. Ghulam played 224 balls, hit 11 boundaries, and one over the boundary with a strike rate of 52.68. address Ghulam, Babar Azam said on his social media post, “Well played, Kamran!”.
Special moment for Kamran Ghulam! 🌟
He brings up a stellar 💯 on debut with his family watching 🙌#PAKvENG | #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/Y1hrau9D7w
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 15, 2024
Kamran hit the century as a number four batsman for his team. Now it is said that Babar Azam’s test career is doubtful as his replacement made his mark for Pakistan. In recent time, Babar’s career has not been as good as before. No need to say that Babar Azam is under pressure from the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, where team Pakistan failed to impress.
The career of a former Pakistan skipper is full of ups and downs that may affect the team’s performance, so PCB took the decision to put out Babar Azam to introduce Kamran Ghulam in the test format. So far, PCB’s decision to give Kamran his debut test cap proves right, and questions are starting to arise around Babar Azam’s test career.