Azhar Ali shakes hand with Joe Root at toss.

Manchester (5-Aug-2020) After the toss on the first day of the Manchester Test between Pakistan and England, the captains shook hands by mistake - Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first - National team captain Azhar Ali Has decided to bat first after seeing the toss turn in their favor in the first match of a three-Test series against England.

England captain Joe Root said: "Ben Stokes is not fully fit and it is a big risk to feed him but his runs are very important to us and he is an important part of the dressing room. It should be noted that other coronaviruses Like things, sports activities were suspended for about five months and the cricket grounds were asleep. However, the West Indies agreed to send their team to England, after which cricket activities resumed and three Tests were played between England and the West Indies. A series of matches were played, the Pakistan team could not play any series since the Pakistan Super League was postponed in March, but England revived Pakistan's series activities by giving the green signal for the tour and the national team now has three Tests in England. And will play a series of T20 matches.

Azhar Ali said that we are entering the field with two spinners and three fast bowlers, playing Shadab Khan as an all-rounder. He said that we have prepared well for the series. He is grateful to cricket and committed to performing well in the series. England did not make any changes while retaining the team that won the series against West Indies.