The performance of Pakistani fast bowlers in Test cricket has been significantly affected over the past few years, with Pakistan’s strike rate being the weakest among other major teams since 2022.

According to statistics, among the teams that have played at least 10 Test matches, Pakistan has taken 239 wickets in 32 matches, while the fast bowlers averaged 35.53 and the strike rate was 59.3.

Pakistan’s bowling average was 34, which ranks eighth among the 9 teams that have played at least 20 Tests during this period.

South Africa tops the list, with its fast bowlers taking 368 wickets in 33 matches at an average of 23.78 and a strike rate of 42.3.

Bangladesh is next with an average of 34.73 and a strike rate of 57.4, but the strike rate of Pakistani fast bowlers is the weakest on the list.

It should be remembered that the real identity of Pakistani cricket has always been its bowling, especially fast bowling, but the current fast bowling attack seems weaker than the great Pakistani bowlers of the past, both in terms of speed and skill.