Pakistan got relief, 6 feet 7 inches 'fearsome' bowler was out of England's team.
The England team had announced a 17-member squad for the Pakistan tour next month and under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, head coach Brendon McCullum had decided to take 6 feet 7 inches tall left-arm fast bowler Josh Hull on this tour. However, now he has been ruled out of the Pakistan tour due to a quad injury. This has dealt a big blow to the England team. At the same time, Pakistan must have got a sigh of relief. Hull has managed to make a place in the England Test team at the age of just 20. He is tall and can bowl with the left hand at a speed of more than 140 kilometers per hour on an accurate line length. This quality of his makes him dangerous. That's why England gave him a chance in place of veteran bowler Mark Wood.
Josh Hull made his Test debut at the Oval during the Sri Lanka Test series. He was injured in his debut match itself. After this, he was sent for recovery. It was expected that he would be fit for the Pakistan tour. But according to the latest update, it may take some time for Hull to recover from his injury. That is why first he has had to be out of the Australia and now the Pakistan series.
In his debut match against Sri Lanka, Hull took 3 wickets for 53 runs in 11 overs in the first innings. In the second innings, he bowled 6 overs but could not take any wickets. Hull's career is still very short. He has played 11 first-class, 9 List A, and 21 T20 matches so far, in which he has taken a total of 63 wickets.
The England team will be on a tour of Pakistan for the second time in the last 2 years. Earlier in 2022, this team led by Ben Stokes went to Pakistan after a long gap of 17 years. Then this team made Pakistan's condition worse. Under the captaincy of Babar Azam, the Pakistani team lost the Test series 3-0. However, this time Shan Masood is the captain of the Test team, but recently under his leadership too, the team was cleanly swept 2-0 at the hands of Bangladesh. Therefore, Pakistan is again afraid of defeat.
The Test series between England and Pakistan will start from October 7. The second Test will be played from October 15 and the last match will start from October 24. These three matches will be played in Multan and Rawalpindi. However, it is not clear which match will be played in which stadium.