Pakistan Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, who had hinted of calling curtains to his illustrious international career after his side’s crushing defeat by an innings and 18 runs in the second Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), will play the Sydney Test and also captain his side.

Misbah, who has been one of the most successful captains in the country’s Test history, has received a flurry of criticism for his tactics after the side slumped to their fifth consecutive match in Australia, reports ANI.

Misbah’s team crumbled on the fifth day of the rain-affected test at the MCG, bowled out for 163 in their second innings in a little more than two sessions.

With his team teetering on 63 for three after lunch, he gave away his wicket after just two balls when his reckless sweep shot off spinner Nathan Lyon was caught at short fine-leg.

On a dismal tour to date, Misbah contributed only nine runs in total in the first-test defeat in Brisbane.

The veteran captain has pondered quitting for more than a year but opted to stay on to lead the team on trips to England, New Zealand and Australia.

Friday’s collapse marked the second time that Pakistan have been bundled out on the final day in their last three tests.

They lost nine wickets after tea on the fifth day of the second test against New Zealand in Hamilton last month to lose that contest by 138 runs and the two-match series 2-0.

Misbah, however, missed the game at Seddon Park due to the death of his father-in-law, though he would have been unavailable for the match anyway as he needed to serve a suspension for a slow over rate.