5 REASONS WHY DROPPING BABAR AZAM AGAINST ENGLAND MAKES NO SENSE

To have someone like Babar Azam removed from the Test unit is akin to removing the leading actor from a proper big-budget potboiler just days before the shooting is to begin. For the past half a decade, if there is a batsman...

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Ahead of the second test against England, Pakistan will sport a rather dramatically l different side. The reason? The opening Test match at Multan resulted in a heavy defeat for the hosts. One that yielded an inning loss. It's never easy to digest. Right? But truth be told, just as big a disappointment as that loss is Pakistan’s disappointing decision to ax Babar Azam from the squad. That is right. One of Pakistan’s foremost batters will no longer feature in the Test lineup. The most dominant question in the realm of international Test cricket is whether Pakistan made the right call or hammered upon themselves a self-inflicted blow.

At CricToday, we think it is the latter. Here are 5 reasons that seem to point in that very direction. Take a look:

BABAR AZAM IS THE BACKBONE OF PAKISTAN’S BATTING UNIT