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(Yasir Shah celebrating Photo Courtesy: Twitter) Pakistan lost the first Test by three wickets after Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes staged a brilliant fightback in the fourth innings. Many former players raised concerns over Azhar Ali’s captaincy. The team faced a lot of criticism for letting England off the hook after dominating the majority of the Test match. But this Pakistan side has a lot of potential, and according to their head coach Misbah-ul-Haq, his team has the flair of making a comeback in the Test series. Misbah, in a column published on the Pakistan Cricket Board's website, wrote. "It is easy to curse yourself when you have lost.”  “But, we should remember that we were right on top until pretty much the last session of the game.” “We will do our best to come back in this series, which I really believe this team is capable of doing." So what makes Misbah remain adamant about this Pakistan side? Let us look at some of the reasons. 1)  In-form Top Order:  One of ...

(England team celebrating  Pic Courtesy: Google) England produced a stellar performance in the second Test to secure a victory by 113 runs and level the series 1-1.  (Jofra Archer Pic Courtesy: Google) West Indies came into the second Test with their tails up after a historic win in the first Test. The hosts, however, got a major setback just before the start of the Test. England were forced to make a change to their pace attack after fast bowler Jofra Archer was omitted for breaching the coronavirus protocols. (Dom Sibley celebrating Pic Courtesy: Google) For the second Test in a row, we had delayed start due to light rain. West Indies won the toss and elected to field first. With over an hour lost in the morning session, the match began with England openers opting a cautious approach. Roston Chase provided the first breakthrough at the stroke of the lunch, with England posting 29/1. Chase removed Zak Crawley for a golden duck as play resumed in the second session. Joe Root g...