Pakistan Will Feel They Can Defeat England After Watching West Indies: Ramiz Raja

Pakistan are in England for the Test and T20I series starting in the first week of August. The tour will consist a three-Test series which concludes on August 25 followed by three-match T20I series which will run from 28th to 1st September. It will be second series straight for England after hosting the West Indies in a Test cricket.

Pakistan arrived in England for the tour last month. The side are also undergoing intra-squad matches to prepare themselves for the series’ against England. The first two-day match was played between July 5 and 6 while the second match took place between 11th and 12th. Sarfaraz Ahmed and Azhar Ali led the two teams for the warm-up games which is played to give a fair reflection about the form of the players.

Former Pakistan cricketer turned commentator Ramiz Raja believes the team will be high on confidence after watching the performance of West Indies in the first Test. At Southampton, the West Indies, banking on a consistent performance beat England by four wickets, to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

“Pakistan will feel confident after watching the West Indies’ performance (in the first Test). They will be feeling this England team can be defeated. Their batting doesn’t seem strong, however, the return of Joe Root will definitely help them,” Ramiz said during a fan interaction on his YouTube channel ‘Ramiz Speaks’.

“But I still feel this England batting line-up is capable of making mistakes. They have a world-class all-rounder in Ben Stokes in their ranks but rest can be put under pressure.”

The last time when Pakistan toured England Sarfaraz Ahmed was the captain of the side. The two-Test series ended in 1-1 draw that year.