Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Pakistan Drops In-Form Pacers for Second West Indies Test
Pakistan’s cricket team decided not to play two of its best bowlers, Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad, in the second Test match against the West Indies.
Abbas had taken five wickets in the first Test, so many people were surprised.
The match was held at Queen's Park Oval in Jamaica.
This change happened a few days after the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave Pakistan a punishment.
Fans and commentators were shocked because Abbas had been performing very well recently.
Pakistan omitted Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad from the second Test XI.
Abbas had taken a five-wicket haul in the first Test’s second innings.
The decision came days after ICC imposed a punishment on Pakistan.
The match was played at Queen’s Park Oval in Kingston, Jamaica.
The move surprised fans given Abbas’s recent form.
- Who
- Pakistan selectors
- What
- Dropped Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad from the Test XI
- When
- Before the second Test on Sunday
- Where
- Queen's Park Oval, Kingston, Jamaica
- Why
- Decision made after ICC imposed a punishment on Pakistan
- Team
- Pakistan
- Dropped Players
- Mohammad Abbas, Khurram Shahzad
- Opponent
- West Indies
- Venue
- Queen's Park Oval
- Date
- Sunday (second Test)
- ICC Punishment
- Days earlier