Pakistan captain Babar Azam believes that the pitch in the second Testmatch at Rawalpindi is similar to that of the first Test match at NationalStadium Karachi. Babar believes that Pakistan should not tinker with theline-up from the first Test match even though he said that the weatherconditions are different.——————————

Babar said that it is unlikely that Pakistan will play with four pacers butsaid that the final decision would be made keeping in mind the weathercondition over the five days.

Babar said that the team’s preparations ahead of the second Test match havebeen excellent, and they are raring to go and wrap up the series. Babaralso warned the team to not get complacent after winning the first Testmatch and said there is no room for errors against a strong South Africanside.

Babar captained the Test side for the first time in the last Test match andled his team to victory, becoming the 9th Pakistani to win their captaincydebut match. However, his batting form is a cause of concern for Pakistanas he failed to score a substantial amount of runs, which has resulted inhim falling down the ICC Test batsmen rankings.——————————

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Babar added that he is enjoying his time as captain for Pakistan and hasreceived support from everyone around him. He feels that things have beeneasy, as he has the full backing of the management, and he wants Pakistanto improve their performances consistently.

The second Test match between Pakistan and South Africa will be playedbetween February 4-8 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Pakistan has alreadywon the first Test match by seven wickets.