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Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal during a training session at the National Stadium in Karachi. AP
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam during a training session at the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. AFP
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali during training at the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi on the eve of the second Test against Sri Lanka. AFP
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Pakistan captain Azhar Ali during a training session at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. AP
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Pakistan captain Azhar Ali, right, trains at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. AP
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Security personnel outside the National Stadium in Karachi on the eve of the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. AP
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Pakistan players during training at the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi. AFP
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Pakistan head coach Misbah ul-Haq, right, with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mickey Arthur in Karachi. AFP
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Pakistan and Sri Lanka players train at the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi. AFP
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Pakistan captain Azhar Ali addresses a press conference on Wednesday. AP
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Pakistan captain Azhar Ali during training in Karachi. AFP
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Soldiers patrol outside the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. AFP
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Soldiers outside the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi. AFP
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Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis during a training session in Karachi. The first Test ended in a draw due to rain and poor light on almost all days. AP
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Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal during a training session at the National Stadium in Karachi. AP
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam during a training session at the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. AFP
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali during training at the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi on the eve of the second Test against Sri Lanka. AFP
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Pakistan captain Azhar Ali during a training session at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. AP
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Pakistan captain Azhar Ali, right, trains at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. AP
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Security personnel outside the National Stadium in Karachi on the eve of the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. AP
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Pakistan players during training at the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi. AFP
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Pakistan head coach Misbah ul-Haq, right, with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mickey Arthur in Karachi. AFP
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Pakistan and Sri Lanka players train at the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi. AFP
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Pakistan captain Azhar Ali addresses a press conference on Wednesday. AP
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Pakistan captain Azhar Ali during training in Karachi. AFP
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Soldiers patrol outside the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. AFP
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Soldiers outside the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi. AFP
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Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis during a training session in Karachi. The first Test ended in a draw due to rain and poor light on almost all days. AP
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Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal during a training session at the National Stadium in Karachi. AP
Pakistan train in Karachi as captain Azhar Ali targets Test series win - in pictures
Hosts take on Sri Lanka in the second Test which starts on Thursday
Ajit Vijaykumar
18 December, 2019
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