Pakistan's Nightmares Other Than Harry Brook In Test Cricket History

Virender Sehwag was one of the nightmares for Pakistan [Source: AFP]

Swashbuckling England batter Harry Brook sustained his dream run against Pakistan, as he hammered a blistering knock of 91 runs in the first Test of the ongoing three-match series at Headingley. 

Coming at number five, Brook smashed 13 boundaries during his 93-ball stay, helping the hosts secure a commanding lead over their counterparts. His counterattack powered England to 366 for 8 before stumps on day 2 of the Test match. 

Harry Brook continues to be Pakistan's Achilles heel in Test cricket

Although Harry Brook missed the opportunity to slam his first Test hundred at his home ground in Leeds, the batter extended his purple patch against Pakistan. 

Overall, Brook has 932 runs across 11 Test innings against Pakistan, averaging a whopping 84.73 with the bat. He has dominated the Pakistani attack with his stroke-play, striking at 93.20 and registering six fifty-plus scores in just seven games as of the first innings of the Headingley Test 2026. 

While Brook continues to be Pakistan's Achilles' heel in the modern era, we list four batters who were nightmares for the Pakistani team in Tests during their international careers. 

Players other than Harry Brook who have haunted Pakistan in the past

Unlike their current pace attack, Pakistan used to have ruthless bowlers in the past. From Sarfaraz Nawaz and Imran Khan to the decorated trio of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar, the land efficiently produced fast bowling greats until the late 2010s. 

However, some batters still tormented the formidable Pakistani attack, registering incredible numbers against the Asian country in Test cricket. As Harry Brook's dominance over Pakistan grabs the attention, here are four batters who created similar impacts against the country in the past. 

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As Brook averages 84.73 in 11 Test innings, we have considered only those batters who maintained an average of more than 80 after at least 10 outings against Pakistan. 

1. Ted Dexter - England

(Ted Dexter's Test record vs Pakistan)

Ted Dexter debuted in 1958 and represented England across 62 Tests until his retirement in 1968. 

The right-handed batter loved playing against Pakistan when the Asian nation had just begun its cricketing journey. 

Dexter played eight Tests across two series against Pakistan, amassing 749 runs at an average of 93.62. He was more efficient than Harry Brook in terms of recording fifty-plus scores against Pakistan, taking only 1.66 innings per fifty-plus score. 

2. Virender Sehwag- India

(Virender Sehwag's Test record vs Pakistan)

India's batting great Virender Sehwag emerged as a massive headache for the Shoaib Akhtar-led Pakistani bowling attack in the 2000s. While the other Indian batters toiled in the middle to score big, Sehwag nonchalantly smacked four hundreds, including a famous triple ton on India's tour of Pakistan in 2004, earning the title of 'Sultan of Multan'. 

Virender Sehwag utilised his stroke-playing abilities to the fullest, scoring 1276 runs at an average of 91.14 with the help of six fifty-plus scores in 14 innings. 

Sehwag struck at an incredible rate of 80.20, highlighting how brutally he dealt with the fearsome Pakistani bowling lineup comprising Mohammad Asif, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Sami, Saqlain Mushtaq and Danish Kaneria. 

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3. Sir Gary Sobers - West Indies

(Sir Gary Sobers' Test record vs Pakistan)

West Indies legend Sir Gary Sobers had an underwhelming start to his Test career, managing only 672 runs at a modest average of 30.54 in his first 25 innings in the format. 

However, when he faced Pakistan for the first time, Sobers unleashed his beast mode and converted his first Test century into a historic triple hundred. The southpaw remained unbeaten on 365 in the third Test of Pakistan's tour of the West Indies in 1958. 

He followed it up with two successive tons in the next Test in Bourda and eventually concluded the series with 824 runs at an average of 137.33. Sobers had a torrid run with the bat when West Indies visited Pakistan the same year. 

Despite scoring only 160 runs on his only Test tour of Pakistan, Sir Gary Sobers finished his career with 984 runs at an average of 89.45 against the Asian giants in Test cricket. 

4. Sir Geoffrey Boycott - England

(Sir Geoffrey Boycott's Test record vs Pakistan)

Talismanic England opener Sir Geoffrey Boycott had already found his feet in international cricket before facing Pakistan for the first time in his career. 

Although he was coming off an incredible home series against India, where he clobbered 277 runs, including a majestic 246*, Boycott endured a failure in the first innings of the Trent Bridge Test of the Pakistan tour of England 1967. 

Sir Geoffrey Boycott missed out on scoring big in Trent Bridge, but he bounced back with two flamboyant hundreds against the same opposition four years later in 1971. The right-hander struck 246 runs at an average of 123 on home turf before making his first visit to Pakistan memorable with a string of impactful innings in 1977-78. 

The England tour of Pakistan 1977-78 witnessed Boycott's batting masterclass, as he smashed three fifties and a hundred, concluding the series with 329 runs at an average of 82.25. Overall, he struck 591 runs at 84.42 with six fifty-plus scores, claiming the fourth spot on our list of batters who were nightmares for Pakistan in Tests. 

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