2022/23 was a memorable season for the fans living in Pakistan because the full-strength teams of Australia, New Zealand and England visited the nation. However, it was not a memorable season for the Pakistan cricket team as they failed to win a single match in all three series.
The Pakistan team received one of the easiest draws in the World Test Championship history for the 2021-23 cycle. Their three away series were against Bangladesh, West Indies and Sri Lanka, where they registered four wins in six matches. They had to replicate the same thing in their home season against the teams from Australia, England and New Zealand.
However, the Pakistan side lost the series against Australia and England and played out a 0-0 draw against the New Zealand side. The final Test of the series between the teams from Pakistan and New Zealand culminated earlier today in Karachi. Pakistan were 304/9 in the fourth innings, needing 15 runs to win, when the umpires called for a draw.
Here’s what the skipper Babar Azam said about his team’s performance after the series against the Kiwis ended in a 0-0 draw:
“As far as test series is concerned, we couldn’t perform to the expectations but there were a lot of positives, we want to polish on the negatives ones and learn from it to improve in the upcoming games.”
Cricket fans on Twitter react as Pakistan team remains winless in home series
Australia, England and New Zealand are three of the top Test teams in the world. It is not easy to win a match against them, but when playing at home, Pakistan had the advantage of conditions as well as the home crowd. On top of that, neither of the three teams had toured Pakistan in the last 15 to 20 years, making the home side the favorites to win.
Here is how the fans on Twitter reacted as the second match of the series ended in a draw:
Pakistan ended WTC cycle without winning a single match at home.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 6, 2023
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And New Zealand had the better of the exchanges in both Tests. Pakistan were saved by time running out. https://t.co/k609Ug4yah
— Farce, Mockery and Agenda (@kavyasastra) January 6, 2023
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Poor @babarazam258 @iramizraja https://t.co/nRKeZCNCay
— Rahul kotriwala๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฉ๐ช (@imkotrirahul) January 6, 2023
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We are Happy with the Draw https://t.co/o6AiA3MaQO
— USAMAA ๐ต๐ฐ (@i_usama97) January 6, 2023
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Aleem daar again saved pakistan from another humiliation ๐๐ https://t.co/QiG2z9mIiT pic.twitter.com/dsxvR8Y5OE
— SAURAV (@saurav_vkstan) January 6, 2023
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0 win at home ๐ https://t.co/5FZEvDAlhP
— Shiva (@Itz_Shiva31) January 6, 2023
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It is a draw but a great Test. Well played NZ and great fight Pakistan. Canโt explain how much Saifi bhai means to our generation. We all learnt leadership and team spirit and fighting spirit from him. May you get the best in life our kaptaan @SarfarazA_54. pic.twitter.com/BM13iUmEAE
— Shadab Khan (@76Shadabkhan) January 6, 2023
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Since 1952, #PakistanCricket has now played 163 Test matches at home; Pak has drawn 80 Test matches and lost 24 Test Matches. Almost Half of their matches have been drawn, revealing a tendency towards stat padding and dead pitches. #PakvNZ #PakvsNZ #CricketTwitter cc @najamsethi
— Cricket Oye ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฉ๐ช (@cricket_oye) January 6, 2023
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This is why test cricket remains the greatest format and T20s can never entertain us like these moments pic.twitter.com/IKwTJr1UJi
— Cric Bug (@Smithian_again) January 6, 2023
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Bad light save Pakistan ๐
— Vษฉสสt Sรธรฑi (@VtSi7) January 6, 2023
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