The team to watch in Test cricket
Just in case you were wondering which team has dominated the longest format of the game over the past 21 months...
19-Jul-2016
Which team has the best win percentage in Tests since October 2014? Which team, of those that have played a minimum of ten Tests in that period, has suffered the fewest defeats? Which team boasts five of the top 11 Test run-scorers since October 2014 and the No.1-ranked Test bowler? The answer to all these questions is, of course, Pakistan. As an article in the Daily Telegraph points out, they are the red-hot team in Test cricket today.
Pakistan's third away win against England in 20 years has them poised to leapfrog India as the No. 2 ranked Test team in the world. They trailed Australia, the top-ranked nation, by just seven points leading into the Lord's Test. If Australia lose their upcoming series against Sri Lanka, and Pakistan win in England, Misbah-ul-Haq's side will move to the top of the rankings.
Pakistan has not played a Test on home soil since 2009 due to security issues, but that has not stopped their stunning resurgence.