The defeat by England in the second Test in Multan effectively put an end to Pakistan’s lean chances of reaching the 2023 World Test Championship final. Babar Azam’s team has now dropped the three-match Test series to 0-2 after losing the opening match in Rawalpindi by a margin of 74 runs. The third Test between the two teams will now take place in Karachi and begin on December 17, three days after the first Test between India and Bangladesh in Chattogram.
KL Rahul, the stand-in captain of India, wants his team to play aggressive cricket in Bangladesh in order to maintain their chances of making the ICC World Test Championship final the following year. In order to keep pace with the World Test Championship pacesetters during the Chattogram Test, Rahul has urged his charges to play positive cricket.
“There is a Test Championship (final) qualification so we will also have to be aggressive,” Rahul said.
“We know where we stand and what we need to do to qualify for the final.
“Each day, each session we will assess what is required for the team in that particular moment and give our best.”
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