Wicket-keeper and All rounders: Sarfraz Ahmed (Wicket-keeper), Shakib Al Hassan and Ravichandran Ashwin
Sarfraz Ahmed comes across as someone who is actively looking to rotate the strike even in Test match cricket. He is always looking to score runs and tries to take the game forward as soon as he comes in to bat. Furthermore, has also got pretty decent keeping skills.
He has an impressive strike rate of 71.87 which is in fact among the best in World of test match cricket. He has scored 2,267 runs for Pakistan in red ball cricket at an average of almost 38.
He certainly deserves his place in the starting line-up as a Wicket-Keeper Batsman.
The next up is the Bangladeshi Legend, Shakib Al Hasan. The left arm spin bowling all-rounder is currently ranked no. 1 in test match cricket when it comes to the list of all-rounders. He is very potent with both bat and ball and is still a force to reckon with, in the longest format.
In 53 Test matches, while batting he has scored 3692 runs at an impressive average of almost 40 with the highest score of 217 against Newzeland. Furthermore, while bowling he has taken 196 wickets with a decent bowling average of 31.88.
He definitely deserves his place in the starting XI.
The next all-rounder on the list is Ravichandran Ashwin. The right arm spin bowling all-rounder is currently ranked No.3 in Test match cricket when it comes to the all-rounders and No.5 when it comes to the bowler's rankings. He is very skilled, irrespective of the fact that he is batting or bowling.
In 60 Test matches, while batting he has scored 2248 runs at a decent average of almost 31. Furthermore, while bowling he has taken 323 wickets with an excellent bowling average of 25.38.
He definitely deserves his place in the starting XI.
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