The elite hitter Babar Azam is still having form issues. The Pakistani skipper has been finding it difficult to establish a rhythm in recent games, despite his extraordinary talent and accomplishments in the past. Azam was dismissed by a local spinner in a recent practice match.
Babar Azam To Feature in the 2024 Champions One-Day Cup.
The highly anticipated Champions One-Day Cup 2024, which will take place in Pakistan, is getting ready to start on September 12. Players are pushing themselves in intense drills and practice matches as part of the ongoing preparations.
Babar Azam won’t be captaining the Stallions, but he is expected to be a vital member of the team in the forthcoming Champions One-Day Cup. Rather, Mohammad Haris will be the team’s captain. All eyes will be on Babar as he looks to get back on track and quiet his detractors following a humiliating home series loss to Bangladesh.
As Pakistan strives to fortify its domestic cricket structure, the Champions One-Day Cup 2024 promises to be an important stage for Babar Azam to reclaim his peak and for other players to demonstrate their abilities. It is noteworthy that Babar Azam failed to score even one fifty-plus during a recent home Test series against Bangladesh. Due to this performance, Babar’s rating among ICC Test batsmen has also significantly dropped; he is currently ranked 12th.
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Babar’s Poor Form Continues
During the August–September 2024 Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh, Babar Azam was dreadfully out of form. In the first inning of the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium series opener in August, he was out for a duck; nevertheless, he went on to score 21, 31, and 11 runs in the next three innings. He received harsh criticism from supporters as well as past Pakistani greats and experts for his subpar batting performance in the home series, which Pakistan lost by a score of 0-2.
Babar Azam gets clean bowled by left-arm spinner Mohammed Asghar in a video that has become popular on social media. Babar tried a paddle sweep against a well-placed delivery at a critical juncture in the practice session, but he fired the shot entirely off-target. Before hitting the middle stumps, the ball slipped beneath his bat.
Asghar’s delivery demonstrated his accuracy as he landed the ball precisely, enticing Babar to take a risky shot. The Pakistan captain’s mishandled paddle sweep added to his recent form problems.
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