Babar Azam’s last half-century in Test cricket dates back to December 2022, a near two-year period that has seen his form in the longest format decline dramatically.

Babar Azam has not hit a fifty-plus score in the last 17 innings. He was dismissed for 30 after making a decent start on the flat track of Multan against England. Pakistan ended the opening day strong on 328/4 with Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique hitting centuries.