South African stand-in Captain Aiden Markram said that Babar Azam’s goal will be crucial for his party before the first test against Pakistan, which will begin on October 12. Babar is trying in all formats in all formats, and its last century will appear on August 30, 2023.
Thirty -year -old scored 539 runs in 12 matches for Pakistan During the last WTC cycle with an average of 23.43. Despite this, Markram described Babar as world -class players and does not need any introduction. Proteas captain said they would focus on mixing well and take the key goals.
“It is a world -class player who does not need an introduction. Babar’s goal will be great for us and we will try to mix well and take key goals soon,” Markram said.
Marcram said that Pakistan has the advantage of playing at home and South Africa will have to adapt quickly.
“Playing at home is always a big advantage and we respect it. We adapt and give us the best,” Markram said.
The South African captain also stated that they are ready for the call of Spin from Pakistan.
“Playing on the goals of friendly in Pakistan will be a challenge, but we are fully prepared,” Markhram said.
“Pakistan will need 20 goals to win”
Pakistani Captain Shan Masood said that the only way his party could win against the world test champions of South Africa is to take 20 goals. Pakistan comes to his new WTC cycle on the back of a home draw against West India in their last task at home.
Pakistan will hope to win the series and Masood said that PCB has taken excellent steps to close the gap between the series.
“After the Bangladeshi tour, there was a big gap between the test series, but this time the PCB took excellent steps to close this gap,” Masood said.
“We can only win matches by taking 20 goals. We focus on how to do this,” he added.
Masood said that the form in the home series would be important for the WTC party to lead well.
“The Home Series form is very important if you want to do well for the championship,” Masood said.
Pakistan and South Africa will play the first test at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore.
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Published on:
October 11, 2025
