Babar Azam faces forensic scrutiny around his personal performance for the first time as the time to deliver has come again.

The match will start at Karachi stadium today at 7:30 pm.

Prior to their arrival in Pakistan, the England Test squad will be in Abu Dhabi, from November 18, and play a three-day game against England Lions there from November 23.

The fearless approach that embodies his destructive strokeplay is reflective of his designated role in the team as the finisher and his willingness to go the extra mile has been a feature of his career since the beginning.

The Pakistan Cricket Board today confirmed details of England’s tour of Pakistan for three Tests, which will be played in December

The reports say that PCB intends to bring an IPL-style auction procedure as this will help in attracting big names.

The PCB has scheduled around 238 days of international cricket during the four-year period comprising 27 ICC World Test Championship fixtures (13 home and 14 away), 47 One-Day Internationals (26 home and 21 home) and 56 Twenty20 Internationals (27 home and 29 away).

The latest reports suggest that the schedule crunch is there mainly because Pakistan is hosting its first ICC tournament - the Champions Trophy in February 2025 - in almost 30 years [the 1996 ODI World Cup was the last].

The National Stadium will host the matches on 20, 22, 23 and 25 September, before the action will shift to the cricket headquarters at the Gaddafi Stadium where the remaining three matches will be played on 28 and 30 September and 2 October. All matches will start at 1930 PKT.

Javed Miandad will be involved in the tournament as an overall mentor, assisting the mentors of the six sides and the players during the tournament.