{"id":128805,"date":"2024-09-06T06:31:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T06:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/06\/pakistan-will-win-the-test-series-against-england-if-former-cricketer-makes-a-bold-statement-ahead-of-crucial-home-series-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T06:31:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T06:31:08","slug":"pakistan-will-win-the-test-series-against-england-if-former-cricketer-makes-a-bold-statement-ahead-of-crucial-home-series-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/06\/pakistan-will-win-the-test-series-against-england-if-former-cricketer-makes-a-bold-statement-ahead-of-crucial-home-series-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Pakistan will win the Test series against England if&#8230;&#8217;: Former cricketer makes a bold statement ahead of crucial home series | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-113116031,imgsize-60996.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;Pakistan will win the Test series against England if&#8230;&#8217;: Former cricketer makes a bold statement ahead of crucial home series | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;Pakistan will win the Test series against England if&#8230;&#8217;: Former cricketer makes a bold statement ahead of crucial home series | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer <!-- -->Basit Ali<!-- --> has suggested appointing <!-- -->Mohammad Rizwan<!-- --> as the new captain of Pakistan&#8217;s Test team, asserting that his leadership could lead to a victory against England in the upcoming home Test series. <br \/>Ali\u2019s statement follows Pakistan&#8217;s recent struggles under current Test skipper <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shan-masood\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shan Masood<\/a>, who took on the role after <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/babar-azam\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Babar Azam<\/a> stepped down post the group-stage exit at the 2023 ODI World Cup.Masood\u2019s tenure has seen Pakistan lose all five matches, including a 2-0 home series defeat to Bangladesh.<br \/>&#8220;Pakistan will win the Test series against England if Mohammad Rizwan is made the captain,&#8221; Basit Ali said on his YouTube channel. &#8220;You will see a different Babar Azam in the <!-- -->England series<!-- -->, but the condition is that the captain should be Rizwan.&#8221;<br \/>Pakistan team has faced widespread criticism due to their poor performances and currently sits at 8th in the <!-- -->World Test Championship<!-- --> standings with just 16 points and a winning percentage of 19.05. This position jeopardizes their chances of qualifying for the final. <br \/>The three-match Test series against England is crucial, and Ali believes Rizwan&#8217;s leadership could help.<br \/>Basit Ali emphasized that appointing Rizwan as captain might also help Babar Azam regain his form, which has dipped since he relinquished the captaincy. 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