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Pakistan team captain Babar Azam has not fully recovered from his thumb injury and has been ruled out of the 2nd Test against New Zealand scheduled to begin on Sunday, January 3.

Babar was expected to return to full fitness before the start of the 2nd Test match but he reported discomfort in his hand during the training session, the team management has decided against playing him, afraid of aggravating the injury.

Babar was initially ruled out of the T20I series after he fractured his thumb during a practice session, the management was hopeful of his inclusion in the first Test, but he was subsequently ruled out as the fracture hadn’t healed.

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Wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan has been named as the captain for the second Test as well.

PCB have confirmed that Babar Azam has failed to recover from the fracture to his right thumb and, as a consequence, has been ruled out of the 2nd Test against New Zealand which starts on 3rd of January; Mohammad Rizwan will continue to lead the side in Babar's absence#NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/OACzQzjc0O

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) January 2, 2021