Can Pakistan overcome Australia?
Pakistan has just kicked off its 12th tour to Australia, where
they have never won a Test series. It has been 52 years since Pakistan first
toured Australia, and in all this time they have managed to win only 4 tests
out of the 32 played down under.
7 of the tests were drawn, while Australia have won a whopping 21!
The last three tours to Australia resulted in Pakistan being clean
swept 3-0 on each tour.
Pakistan have faced 9 successive defeats in Australia.
The last time Pakistan won a test in Australia was 21 years
ago.
One has to jog back another 15 years to find another win for
Pakistan over Australia.
Such a history, coupled with Pakistan coming off three successive
test losses including a first ever test series loss to New Zealand in three
decades, indicates that this tour to Australia will be a huge disaster for
Misbah's men.
Australia are firm favorites. All the odds are against Pakistan for
this series. Any odds you see, like the ones on https://www.aceodds.com/prom
But then, this is the same Pakistan that remained unbeaten in 7
test series over two years.
This is the same team that reached the pinnacle of the test
rankings.
This is the same team that held a strong England side to a draw
during the English summer.
This is the same team that has beaten Australia in the last three
tests played between the two sides.
This is the same team, that under Misbah, believes in achieving
the impossible.
The New Zealand disaster was due to a number of reasons. An
unprepared team, no practice, wet conditions, a stand-in captain, and an
unsettled batting combination, which did not have any time to familiarize
itself with the conditions. All this added to the despicable performance.
Australia, however, is different.
Conditions for batting are better. Micky Arthur is more familiar
with the conditions and the opposition. Australia's batting is arguably at its
worst in three decades. Misbah is back at the helm and will be rallying his
troops after three consecutive test losses.
Even though Pakistan has never won a series in Australia, this
tour presents Misbah and his men a real chance to change history.
Misbah has already become the most successful captain in
Pakistan's test history; a series win in Australia might give him the coveted
title of the greatest captain Pakistan ever had.
.jpg)
0 Pitched:
Post a Comment