Here Is A Look At The Positives That Have Come Out Of Pakistan’s 2-0 Series Win Against Bangladesh

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Pakistan’s 2-0 series win against Bangladesh has made way for plenty of positives and hence, here is a look at a few of them.

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Another Box Ticked

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should be really happy that they have managed to host another Test playing nation in a T20 series successfully. For the board then this is another box ticked and another milestone achieved.

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Some Hope Before The ICC World T20

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This is Pakistan’s first T20 series win that has come following a disastrous 2019. Even though the victory has come against a weak looking Bangladeshi side; it is a series win nonetheless and to be fair the green shirts did look tidy while executing their plans during the rubber.

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Combination In The Making

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With Mohd. Hafeez and Shoaib Malik back and with Haris Rauf and Mohd. Hasnain putting up a decent show; the Babar Azam led Pakistani team now finally looks to be settling down. Things look less haywire and perhaps it is a winning combination in the making. It is noteworthy though, that Pakistan still require a dependable opener to partner the skipper and that they are in need of an additional fast bowler who is able to provide support to the playing eleven if any of the first choice pacers have to miss out at any given point during the World T20. 

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Less Pressure On Senior Players And Support Staff

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Pakistan’s 2-0 series win against Bangladesh has significantly reduced pressure on all the senior players as well as on the support staff that includes Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis.