Pakistan v India - Test series 2016 - Series Preview

Pakistan v India - Test series 2016 - Series Preview

Pakistan v India - Test Series 2016 - Series Preview

India will tour Pakistan for a 6 Test series in May/June 2016.

The full tour schedule is as follows:

4 day match v Pakistan Board President's XI at Lahore
4 day match v Pakistan Board XI at Karachi
1st Test at Peshawar
2nd Test at Faisalabad
3rd Test at Multan
4th Test at Karachi
5th Test at Rawalpindi
6th Test at Lahore

Pakistan Pitches 1999  and onwards:

Batting can be difficult at PESHAWAR with its low-bounce early on and help for the spinners later. FAISALABAD wickets are often fast but true, and some big totals have been posted there. At  MULTAN batting can be easy on pitches that offer no assistance to the bowlers, or very difficult when a spinners' wicket is prepared, or when the seamers get helpful conditions early on. At the National Stadium in KARACHI the pitch is often lively on the first day but thereafter that batting becomes easier until late in the match when the spinners get some help from the wicket. Batting first at RAWALPINDI  can be unhealthy, for the pitch can be lively and with an uneven bounce on the first day before settling down to favour the batsmen. At LAHORE there are plenty of runs to be had from slow-paced pitches although early on there can be some help for the quickies.

India squad:

M.Vijay
S.Dhawan
K.L.Rahul
C.A.Pujara
V.Kohli (c)
A.M.Rahane
R.G.Sharma
S.K.Raina
W.D.Saha (wk)
P.A.Patel (wk)
S.T.R.Binny
R.Ashwin
V.Yadav
R.Jadeja
A.Mishra
B.Kumar
M.Shami
I.Sharma
U.T.Yadav

Strong in batting and spin bowling, this side could be one of the strongest Indian teams to tour Pakistan in history.
Pakistan themselves are always capable of beating anyone anywhere, so this promises to be an exciting series.